Stephen (Australian legal family)

The Stephen family is a prominent legal dynasty in Australia that has produced a number of judges and jurists.[1] Members include:

  • John Stephen (1771-1833), commissioner of the Courts of Requests in New South Wales, solicitor-general, judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.[2]
  • Sidney Stephen (1797–1858), son of John (1771-1833), a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.[3]
  • John Stephen, (1798-1854), son of John, alderman for the City of Melbourne.[4]
  • Sir Alfred Stephen KCMG CB (1802–1894), son of John (1771-1833), Lieutenant-Governor of NSW and Chief Justice of NSW.[5]
  • Francis Pasmore Stephen (1804-1837), son of John (1771-1833), solicitor in Sydney, and proprietor of the Australian newspaper.[6]
  • George Milner Stephen (1812-1894), son of John (1771-1833), advocate-general and crown solicitor in South Australia in 1838.[7]
  • Francis John Sidney (Frank) Stephen (1822-1895), solicitor to the Melbourne City Council.[8]
  • James Wilberforce Stephen (1822–1881), judge of the Victorian Supreme Court.[9]
  • Montagu Stephen (1827–1872), son of Alfred, Solicitor, member for Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[10]
  • Sir Henry Stephen (1828–1920), son of Alfred, politician and Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.[11]
  • Edward Milner Stephen (1834-1894), son of Alfred.[12]
  • Harold Stephen (1841-1889), son of George Milner, member for Monaro."death of Mr Harold Stephen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 December 1889. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Septimus Stephen (1842-1901), son of Alfred, founder of the law firm Stephen, Jaques and Stephen.[13]
  • Robert Campbell Stephen (1867-1947), son of Septimus, Brigadier-general in the British Army.[14]
  • Edward Milner Stephen (1870-1939) son of Edward Milner, NSW supreme court judge 1929-1939.[15]
  • Sir Colin Campbell Stephen (1872–1937) son of Septimus, joined his father's lawfirm Stephen, Jaques and Stephen.[16]
  • Adrian Consett Stephen MC (1894-1918), son of Consett, grandson of Montague, awarded the Croix de Guerre at the Somme and the Military Cross at Passchendaele before being killed in action in Ypres.[17]

Sir Ninian Stephen, a Justice in the High Court and Governor-General of Australia does not appear to have been related.[1]

References
  1. Fox, K (17 February 2015). "Australian Legal Dynasties: The Stephens and the Streets". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  2. Currey, C.H. "Stephen, John (1771–1833)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. "Sidney Stephen (1797–1858)". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966.
  4. "Funeral of the late John Stephen esq". The Age. 2 November 1854. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 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.
  6. "Vox Populi, Vox Dei". The Australian. 28 February 1837. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Stephen, George Milner (1812–1894)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  8. "Death of Mr Frank Stephen, Sen". The Argus (Melbourne). 11 May 1895. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Thomson Zainu'ddin, A.G. "Stephen, James Wilberforce (1822–1881)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  10. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Montagu Consett (1827–1872)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  11. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Sir Matthew Henry (1828–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  12. "Intercolonial telegrams". The Argus. 15 February 1894. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. 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.
  14. "Brigadier-General Stephen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 1926. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Edward Milner (1870–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  16. Rutledge, M. "Stephen, Sir Colin Campbell (1872–1937)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  17. "A Sydney hero. Death of Lieutenant Adrian Consett Stephen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 1918. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
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