Justice George Higinbotham
Judge, politician
19 April 1826 - 31 December 1892

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"Statues of little people disfigure Australia: of stupid millionaires; of puppet governors; of town clerks, and baliffs, and ridiculous mayors. Judge, lawyer, statesman, publicist; there is no statue to bring Higinbotham into the perspective of the small. A man of great brain and equal courage; a single-hearted statesman and kindly gentleman; there is no other man in the history of politics so honest and so daring; of such rectitude and culture, bravery and resource. He won from privilege and class ground that is lost to them for ever; he took nothing but in justice, and accepted immeasurably less than he gave. Genius there has been before; intellectual force is not uncommon; but add to these the undimmed honour, personal humility, greatness of patience, tireless strength and dauntless sincerity. He cut the heart out of the most Tory Upper House on earth; and then retired to the bench.

Retired? His codification of statute law is a monument sufficient for a dozen great men."

Randolph Bedford