11 Facts About David Maughan

David Maughan was one of Sydney's best-known barristers, specialising in Australian constitutional law.

David Maughan served as president of the Law Council of Australia and as an acting judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

David Maughan attended The King's School, Parramatta, where he was school captain.

David Maughan was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1896 and admitted to the New South Wales Bar in the same year.

David Maughan read law with Langer Owen and eventually developed a thriving practice of his own.

David Maughan was appointed King's Counsel in 1919 and was an "expert in constitutional law".

David Maughan served multiple terms on the Council of the Bar of New South Wales, was a member of the Barristers' Admission Board, and was president of the Law Council of Australia from 1941 to 1945, the longest-serving president in the council's history.

Outside of his professional activities, David Maughan was chairman of the Free Library Council and the Big Brother Movement, a director of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, a governor of The King's School, Parramatta, and a vice-president of the New South Wales Rowing Association and New South Wales Rugby Union.

David Maughan married Jean Alice Barton on 30 March 1909, and had two children.

David Maughan's father-in-law was Sir Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of Australia and a judge of the High Court of Australia.

David Maughan served as executor of Edmund Barton's estate and helped preserve his archives.