The Late Sir Patrick Buckley.

Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1896, Page 2

The Late Sir Patrick Buckley.

The Hon. Sir Patrick Alphonsua Buckley, K.C.M.G. and Judge of the Supreme Court, waß the second son of the late C. Buckley, and was born near Castle Townsend, in County Cork, in 1841. He received his primary education in the well-known Mansion House in the City of Cork, and was afterwards at college in Paris until he entered the University of Louvain, in Belgium. After the Piedmontese had taken possession of the Papal States Mr Buckley returned to his college, and after completing bis studies weni home to Ireland. Thence he emigrated to Queensland, where, shortly after his arrival, he completed his legal studies under the supervision of the present Chief Justice, Si* Charles Lilley. Mr Buckley was alao admitted to the Victorian Bar. After a short residence in Queansland he settled in New Zealand, and commenced practice in Wellington in partnership with Mr C. E. Button and Mr W. S. Reid, the present Solicitor-General. In 1867 that firm was dissolved, and Mr Buckley entered into partnership with the Hon. Robert Hart, M.L.C., since deceased, under the title of Hart and Bnckley. They oarried on business until 1880, when Mr Hart retired and Mr Buckley entered into partnership with Mr Edward Stafford and Mr H. S. Fitzherbert, of Palmeraton North. Ultimately Mr Buckley, in 1886, re-entered into partnership with Mr Stafford, joining with them Mr C. H. Treadwell, and they continued to carry on business as Messrs Buckley. Stafford, and Treadwell until December, 1895, when Sir Patrick Buckley retired from the firm, aocepting the appointment of a Judga of the Supreme Court. Shortly after his arrival in Wellington Sir Patrick Buckley entered the Provinci.il Council. He was Provincial Solicitor for the last Administration under that regime until the abolition of the provinces. He was called to the Legislative Council of New Zealand in 1878, and in Sep. teraber, 1884, became Colonial See« retary in rhe Stout-Vogel admiois. tration and leader of the Upper House. He retired with his col* leagues in October, 1887. In January 1891, on the return of th 3 Liberal Party to power, Mr Buckley joined the Administration under Mr Ballance as Attorney General, and resumed the leadership in the L?£nalative Council. He has takon a warm interest in the volunteer movement, and was for six years captain of the present D Battery of Wellington (then known as No. 1), which was raised by himself. He married Alice, the only daughter of the late Hon. Sir William Fitzherbert, K.C.M.G. On 25th May, 189/; he was gazetted K.C.M.G.— iW.