Septimus Stephen

Septimus Alfred Stephen (8 May 1842 – 28 August 1901) was an Australian politician, solicitor and founder of the lawfirm Stephen, Jaques and Stephen.[1]

The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia.[2] He was born in Sydney, the seventh son of Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG CB (1802–1894), who would later become Chief Justice of NSW and Lieutenant-Governor of NSW,[3] and his second wife Eleanor Martha née Pickard. He became a solicitor's clerk in 1858 and qualified as a solicitor in 1864. In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury,[4] serving until his appointment to the Legislative Council in 1887. He was severely affected by the 1890s drought, which damaged many of his investments in Queensland. He left the Legislative Council in 1900 and died at Woodhay in Hampshire the following year.[5]

References

1. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Septimus Alfred (1842–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. Fox, K (17 February 2015). "Australian Legal Dynasties: The Stephens and the Streets". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
3. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Sir Alfred (1802–1894)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
4. Green, Antony. "1882 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales.
5. "Mr Septimus Alfred Stephen (1842-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by William Henson	Member for Canterbury 1882–1887 Served alongside: Pigott/Hammond, Moses/Henson, none/Judd	Succeeded by Joseph Carruthers William Davis Alexander Hutchison