Eustace Beardoe Grundy (30 December 1848 – 31 December 1938)[1] was an English lawyer with a considerable career in Adelaide, South Australia.
History
editGrundy was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, the only son of Frederick Grundy Esq., an English attorney and solicitor.[1] He studied law at Oxford University, and was admitted to the English Bar in 1873. In 1874 he left for South Australia, and was appointed Judge's Associate to Chief Justice, Sir R. D. Hanson by 1875.[2]
After the death of Hanson he began practising in Mount Gambier.
From March to April 1878 he served as Acting Master of the Supreme Court during the leave of absence of William Hinde.[3] James C. Russell was then appointed to the acting position.[4] and succeeded to the substantive position on the death of Hinde on 11 September 1878.[5]
In 1879 Rupert Ingleby & Grundy formed a partnership with offices at 96 King William Street, Adelaide; in 1880 Ingleby, Grundy & Nesbit with E. Pariss Nesbit; in 1883 admitted Rupert Pelly to form Grundy, Nesbit & Pelly; in 1884 Became Grundy & Pelly[6] In 1907 they admitted solicitor (Charles) Burton Hardy into the partnership, styled Grundy, Pelly, & Burton Hardy.[7]
Grundy 'took silk' as Queen's Counsel in 1900.
In 1919 he was elected president of the South Australian Law Society.[8]
In February 1923 they returned to London by the SS Macedonia, living at Earl's Court, and died within a year of each other.
Other interests
edit- He was active in the South Australian Literary Societies' Union and its president in 1904.[9]
- From 1916 to 1919 he was grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons.
- He was the first president of the Adelaide Park Lands Preservation League.
- He was the first president of the South Australian branch of the Navy League.
- He was a governor of the Wyatt Benevolent Institution.[10]
Family
editGrundy married Sarah Elizabeth "Lisa" Hanson (23 February 1853 – c. 15 January 1930),[11] eldest daughter of Sir R. D. Hanson, former Chief Justice of South Australia (died 4 March 1876), at St Johns Church, Adelaide, on 6 July 1876. They had a residence in St. Johns Street, off Halifax Street, home to a remarkable number of notable people.[12] They had no children.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr. E. B. Grundy Dies in London". The Chronicle (South Australia). Vol. LXXXI, no. 4, 646. South Australia. 5 January 1939. p. 40. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Robe Circuit Court". The Border Watch. Vol. XIV, no. 1193. South Australia. 10 April 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "General News". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 4, 237. South Australia. 7 March 1878. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Government Gazette". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XXXV, no. 1909. South Australia. 4 May 1878. p. 8. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "News of the Week". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. Vol. XXI, no. 1, 048. South Australia. 21 September 1878. p. 7. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXI, no. 6, 143. South Australia. 25 June 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Topics of the Day". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. XLIX, no. 15, 067. South Australia. 1 February 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Law Society". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LXI, no. 18, 827. South Australia. 15 February 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Personal". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LVIII, no. 17, 946. South Australia. 20 April 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 5 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Former Prominent Adelaide Barrister Dies in England". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 4 January 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia. Among errors in this article is the assertion he was the first Chancellor of the University. That was his mentor R. D. Hanson.
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Chronicle (South Australia). Vol. LXXII, no. 3, 826. South Australia. 16 January 1930. p. 41. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Out Among the People". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 90, no. 27842. South Australia. 1 January 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.