Peter Quilliam

Production date
12 Aug 1947
 Description
(James) Peter Quilliam (1920-2004) wearing legal gown and wig. Born in New Plymouth, he was the third generation of a family of lawyers, his grandfather J.H. Quilliam having served as temporary judge of the Supreme Court and his father R.H. Quilliam being Crown Solicitor. After a career as a barrister and crown prosecutor in Taranaki, Peter served as a Supreme Court then High Court judge from 1969-88 before becoming first head of the Police Complaints Authority. He was knighted in 1987.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production date
12 Aug 1947
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Production period
1940s
Subject person
Classification
Photograph/Original Art/Art Object
Collection
Swainson/Woods Collection
Credit line
'Swainson/Woods Collection, Puke Ariki and District Libraries'
Accession number
SW1947.0996
Collection type
Photographs
Material
Black and White Sheet Film
Black and White Negative
Photographic Negative
Black and white print
Photographic Print

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