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Woolcock, John L. (John Laskey), 1861-1929
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- Woolcock, J. L. (John Laskey), 1861-1929
- Woolcock, John Laskey, 1861-1929
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1861-1929
History
John Laskey Woolcock was born on 7 November 1861 at Cornwall, England. The family migrated to Australia, reaching Brisbane in 1866. Woolcock studied law while working as private secretary to Premier Samuel Griffith. He was parliamentary counsel from 1899 to 1927. Woolcock played a key role in the establishment of the University of Queensland. Many scholars of the newly formed University of Queensland took advantage of his well-stocked library at his home, Halwyn. Woolcock served on the first University Senate from 1910 to 1916. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on 1 February 1927. He died of endocarditis less than two years later on 18 January 1929. Ida Woolcock, his widow, allowed the University of Queensland Library to select 1,000 books from his library which is now housed as a separate collection in the University of Queensland Library, as part of the Fryer Library's collections.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 04-Jun-2025.
Revised, Linda Justo, 8-Aug-2022.
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Johnston, W. Ross (1990) 'Woolcock, John Laskey (1861–1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 8 August 2022. 1971 Annual report (University of Queensland Library), p. 15.
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Revised some minor typographical errors, Kymberley Doyle, 04-Jun-2025.