Sir John Quick (22 April 1852 – 17 June 1932) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He played a prominent role in the movement for Federation and the drafting of the Australian constitution, later writing several works on Australian constitutional law.

Sir John Quick (1852-1932), lawyer, politician and author, was born on 22 April 1852 near St Ives, Cornwall, England, only child of John Quick, farmer, and his wife Mary, née Quick. The family arrived in Victoria in October 1854 and headed for the Bendigo goldfields where John's father died of …

Australian politician, lawyer, and writer John Quick represented the city of Bendigo (then named Sandhurst) in the legislature of Victoria from 1880 to 1889. He is considered a founding father of the Commonwealth of Australia.

2023年12月9日 · Sir John Quick was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He played a prominent role in the movement for Federation and the drafting of the Australian constitution, later writing several works on Australian constitutional law.

From the 1880’s onwards Quick was an effective promoter of Australian federalism. He founded the Bendigo Federation League in 1893 and was for some years its president.

Sir John Quick: Born: 22 April, 1852 St Ives, Cornwall, England. Died: 17 June, 1932 (aged 80) Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cultural Heritage: English

From the 1880’s onwards Quick was an effective promoter of Australian federalism. He founded the Bendigo Federation League in 1893 and was for some years its president.

It was at the Corowa conference that John Quick made his name as one of the outstanding fathers of federation; there too he first met Robert Garran, later the co-author with Quick of their annotated constitution of the Australian commonwealth.

2009年7月7日 · Born near St Ives, Cornwall, England, John Quick migrated to Victoria with his family in 1854 and settled on the Bendigo goldfield. Obliged to work to help his family from the age of ten, Quick was a manual labourer before becoming a reporter for Bendigo newspapers.

Quick graduated from Melbourne University in 1877 and the following year was admitted to the Bar. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Sandhurst in 1880 and two years later was awarded his doctorate in law. Quick played an important role in the federation of the Australian colonies.