by Keith Lewis-Jones
Sir Samuel Griffith
Plaque sited at the entrance to the Merthyr Tydfil Civic Centre, CF47 8AN
Sir Samuel Griffith, 1845-1920, was born in the Glebeland, Merthyr Tydfil. His father was a Congregational Minister who emigrated, with his family, to Australia in 1854.
He was Premier of Queensland, Australia from 1883 to 1888 and again from 1890 to 1893.
He was Chairman of The Constitutional Committee of the National Australian Convention in 1891.
From 1903 to 1919 he was First Justice of The High Court of Australia.
