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61: 580: 689: 321: 564:. After becoming Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council in 1892 he exercised considerable control over that body, but his influence was greatly diminished after he and Barton were forced to resign from the ministry on 14 December 1893, having accepted briefs in a case in which they were required to argue against the railway commissioners, a government department. O'Connor remained in the Legislative Council but embarked on an overseas tour, travelling to 1833: 655:. He focused his campaign on Federation issues but was surprised to be easily defeated by 1,244 votes to 876. Financial difficulties necessitated his focus on legal work rather than campaigning during the second Constitution referendum in 1899, although he still managed to speak most nights. Following the success of Federation, O'Connor was to be a member of the first Commonwealth ministry, and was instrumental in the affair that became known as the 766: 753:, describing it as vital in "maintaining the balance of the Constitution". Attacked as extravagant, the Judiciary Act was nonetheless passed, and O'Connor resigned his portfolio on 24 September, resigning from the Senate on 27 September. He and Barton, who had likewise resigned, were appointed the first Puisne Justices of the High Court, with 521: 715:
O'Connor, who had only one ministerial colleague in the upper house, tabled standing orders for the Senate on 10 May 1901 in conjunction with those tabled in the House of Representatives, but the chamber instead adopted a committee to formulate standing orders of its own. He was a vigorous supporter
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to form a government, since Lyne was Premier of the largest state, New South Wales. O'Connor was one of those who refused to serve under Lyne, who had been lukewarm on the issue during the Federation campaigns, and was significant in the negotiations that led to Lyne's resignation of the commission
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on these matters. He worked well with Griffith and Barton, although he was the most frequent dissenter in their decisions. The Court demanded a high standard of advocacy and acquired a reputation for overturning decisions made by the state supreme courts, and the justices' travelling expenses were
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for the Senate as representative of the "true majority", and managed to guide the 1902 Customs Tariff Act through the Senate with minimal interference. He worked during this period under great financial difficulty as his position as Vice-President of the Executive Council carried with it no salary
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in 1916; the others, Arthur and Desmond, survived. After his death he received tributes from, among others, Barton, who believed "that assiduous toil did much to shorten a life that was most precious", and Griffith, who described O'Connor as "absolutely fearless in the performance of his judicial
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to the High Court with Isaacs in 1906, that body had become far less unanimous, with O'Connor sometimes agreeing with the two new justices on industrial matters. Assailed by ailing health but forced to continue working since he still lacked a pension, he travelled overseas in 1907–08 and 1912.
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greatly interfered with the running of his Sydney law practice. He had been offered a knighthood by Barton in 1902 but refused, lest he appear as "Sir Richard" before the bankruptcy courts. The number of salaried ministers was capped by the Constitution, but O'Connor was forced to write to the
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in February 1905, a position he accepted with reluctance. He found it difficult to keep up with both positions, despite taking "a good deal of trouble with decisions", and resigned from the Arbitration Court in 1907. With the appointment of
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from November 1898 to March 1899. He also remained active politically. As a founding member of the Australian Federation League in 1893, he was appointed a vice-president of the People's Federal Convention held at
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in March and was elected in the fourth position, with 40% of the vote (electors cast six votes, with the six candidates with the highest totals winning election). The only
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O'Connor was a liberal justice who saw judges as "not only the interpreters, but also the guardians of the Constitution", advocating the Court's primacy over the
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Senator from New South Wales, he was appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate, and was instrumental in the evolution of that house as subordinate to the
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that formed the backbone of Australian colonial politics in the late nineteenth century, O'Connor was a committed protectionist. Despite this,
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for the northern district. He married Sarah Jane Hensleigh on 30 October 1879 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in
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O'Connor resigned from the Legislative Council on 16 July 1898, in order to contest the lower house seat of
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was a more efficient way of dealing with the Court's increasing expenses and no decision was reached until
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Labor government, recalled that O'Connor "never exhibited any trace of personal enmity". The suburb of
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O'Connor (right) with the other members of the drafting committee at the 1897 Federal Convention:
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among their relations. Richard Edward, sometimes known as Dick, attended St Mary's College, a
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from 1905 to 1907, and he continued to serve on the High Court until his early death in 1912.
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While studying for his master's degree from 1871 to 1874, O'Connor worked as a clerk in the
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In 1895, O'Connor returned to New South Wales and successfully defended the protectionist
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on 23 October 1891, a position in which he worked closely with his friend Barton, who was
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A barrister and later Queen's Counsel, O'Connor was active in the campaign for Australian
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O'Connor resigned from Parliament in 1903 to become one of the inaugural justices of the
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Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Management Authority (July 2003).
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in 1897 and served on the constitutional committee with Barton and the former
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On 29 July 1903, O'Connor introduced legislation for the establishment of a
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and other "coloured persons who are naturalised subjects", and supported
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as the site for the national capital. He was also an advocate of
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in Barton's favour. On 1 January 1901, O'Connor was appointed
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on 18 November 1912, aged 61; he had suffered from chronic
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for some years. He was buried in the Anglican section of
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beyond that of a Senator, and parliamentary sessions in
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in November 1896. He was elected as a delegate to the
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The opening of the High Court in the chambers of the
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Index

Richard O'Connor (politician)
Richard Alfred O'Connor
The Honourable
QC

Justice of the High Court of Australia
Alfred Deakin
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
Sir Frank Gavan Duffy
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in the Senate
Edmund Barton
Thomas Playford
Senator
New South Wales
Charles Mackellar
Glebe, New South Wales
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Protectionist
Alma mater
University of Sydney

QC
Federation
Edmund Barton
Dibbs ministry
New South Wales Legislative Council
Australian Constitution
first federal ministry
Vice-President of the Executive Council

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