George Lush Explained

Sir George Lush
Birth Name:George Hermann Lush
Birth Date:1912 10, df=y
Birth Place:Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Spouse:Lady Betty Lush
Term Start1:1983
Term End1:1992
Preceded1:Sir Richard Eggleston
Succeeded1:David Rogers
Term Start2:1 February 1966
Term End2:5 October 1983
Serviceyears:1940–1946
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Sir George Hermann Lush (5 October 1912 – 5 April 2000) was an Australian lawyer, Supreme Court Judge and Chancellor of Monash University.[1]

Early life and education

Lush was born in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne to a Baptist family in 1912. His father, George was a successful merchant and his brother, Robert was a World War One hero, who was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for gallantry.[2]

Lush began his education at Carey Baptist Grammar School, where he matriculated in 1929 as a school prefect and dux.[1] [3] Afterwards, he studied at the University of Melbourne to obtain a Master of Laws (ML) while at Ormond College.[1]

Career

In 1935, Lush joined the Victorian Bar, in which he established a law practise.[1] Despite those initial successes, Lush put his career on hold in order to join the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1940.[4] He would eventually serve in the Middle East and New Guinea, of which he rose to the rank of Captain upon his decommissioning in 1946.[3]

After the war, Lush re-established his fledgling law practise while also lecturing at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Law.[1] He would be appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1957[3] and would rise to become the Chairman of both the Victorian Bar Association and Australian Bar Association in the early 1960s.[5]

In February 1966, Lush was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and would serve in that role until October 1983.[6] [5]

After his time as a judge, Monash University appointed him its next Chancellor in 1983.[1] He would lead the University through difficult times due to the reduced funding by the Commonwealth Government for tertiary education.[3] Lush served in that capacity for nine years until his retirement in 1992.[3]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir George Herman Lush (OCG 1929) . 2023 . . 30 January 2024.
  2. Web site: People Australia - Sir George Hermann Lush (1912–2000) . 2012 . . 31 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Sir George Hermann LUSH (1912 - 2000) . Renn Wortley . 3 May 2000 . . 30 January 2024.
  4. News: Obituary - Sir George Hermann Lush . 301 . 2000 . HeinOnline . 30 January 2024.
  5. News: Obituary - Sir George Hermann Lush . . 2000 . . 30 January 2024.
  6. Web site: FORMER JUDICIAL OFFICERS . 2023 . . 30 January 2024.
  7. 1082895 . 30 December 1978 . Mr George Herman LUSH . Knight Bachelor (Imperial) . 30 January 2024.
  8. News: Role of Honorary Doctorates . 1999 . . 31 January 2024.