Herbert Nicholls
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Sir Herbert Nicholls KCMG |
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| 6th Chief Justice of Tasmania | |
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In office 1 July 1914 – 31 October 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Sir John Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Harold Crisp |
| Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania) | |
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In office 29 May 1906 – 1 January 1909 |
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| Preceded by | William Propsting |
| Succeeded by | John Earle |
| Attorney-General of Tasmania | |
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In office 9 April 1903 – 11 July 1904 |
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| Premier | William Propsting |
| Preceded by | Elliott Lewis |
| Succeeded by | George Gilmore |
| Constituency | Central Hobart |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 August 1868 Ballarat, Victoria |
| Died | 11 November 1940 (aged 72) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Sprent (m. 1905) |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Profession | Barrister |
Sir Herbert Nicholls KCMG (11 August 1868 – 11 November 1940) was an Australian judge and politician, who was Chief Justice of Tasmania from 1914 to 1937, and as an independent member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1900 to 1909. In parliament, he served as Attorney-General (1903 to 1904) and Leader of the Opposition (1906 to 1909).
Nicholls was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1868, to the English journalist Henry Richard (H. R.) Nicholls and his Irish-born wife Ellen Minchin. He was educated in Ballarat, until his family moved to Hobart, Tasmania in 1883 so his father could take up the editorship of The Mercury newspaper.
After working as a mail clerk, Nicholls was articled to Andrew Inglis Clark and Matthew Wilkes Simmons, and was admitted to the Bar in 1892. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania in 1896, and became a barrister.
At a 1900 by-election, Nicholls was elected as an independent member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the multi-member electoral district of Hobart until 1903 when he became the sole member for Central Hobart.
From 1903 to 1904, Nicholls held two ministries in the cabinet of William Propsting: Attorney-General and Minister administering the Education Act. As Attorney-General, Nicholls represented police superintendent Frederick Pedder, the respondent in the landmark High Court case D'Emden v Pedder.
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