1. Sir Mostyn Hanger was a judge in Queensland, Australia.
24 Facts About Mostyn Hanger
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Mostyn Hanger was Chief Justice of Queensland and Administrator of Queensland.
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Mostyn Hanger was the second of five children, including the playwright Eunice Hanger.
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Mostyn Hanger was educated at Gympie High School where his father was the headmaster.
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Mostyn Hanger became captain of the school and later dux of the school in 1925.
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Mostyn Hanger won a scholarship to attend and study at the University of Queensland where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1929.
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Mostyn Hanger married Greta Lumley Robertson at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Brisbane on 8 April 1936.
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Mostyn Hanger enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 May 1942 and became a flight lieutenant.
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Mostyn Hanger served in Merauke in Dutch New Guinea until 2 May 1945.
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Mostyn Hanger was called to the Queensland bar on 21 November 1930, although he did not practice as a barrister until 1932.
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Mostyn Hanger was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland on 23 July 1953.
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Mostyn Hanger was President of the Industrial Court of Queensland between 1962 and 1971.
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Mostyn Hanger was appointed senior puisne judge in April 1970 to the Supreme Court.
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Mostyn Hanger became Chief Justice of Queensland on 12 May 1971.
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Mostyn Hanger was appointed deputy governor of Queensland for a time in 1973.
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Mostyn Hanger retired in July 1977 after being Chief Justice for seven years.
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Mostyn Hanger found that he spent less time in court hearing and deciding cases and more time on administration.
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Mostyn Hanger said that this "was work which was not to my liking and more and more I found that what had been a pleasure was becoming a chore".
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Mostyn Hanger died on 11 August 1980 at the Brisbane suburb of St Lucia.
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The full court held that Mostyn Hanger did not need to disqualify himself from hearing the matter as his wife's shareholding was separate, and that the shareholding was minor in relation to the number of shares issued by the company.
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Sir Mostyn Hanger was survived by his wife, daughter, and three sons.
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Mostyn Hanger's son John Mostyn Hanger, born on 21 June 1937, followed in his footsteps and became a Judge of the District Court of Queensland, serving in that role from 1976 to 1993.
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In 1993, John Mostyn Hanger was appointed to the role of Senior Judge of the District Courts, and he served in that role until his retirement in 2001.
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Mostyn Hanger was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1973.