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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. DOBSON, HON. SIR WILLIAM LAMBERT, of Hobart, Tasmania, Chief Justice and Judge, and Commissary of the Yice Admiralty Court, Hobart, Tasmania, h. at Carr Hill, Gateshead, co. Durham, England, 24th April, 1833 ; arrived in Tasmania 16th July, 1834, where he was educated, and, after serving a short time in the Civil Service, returned to England in 1853, entered the IIiddle Temple, and was called to the Bar 6th June, 1856, having obtained the first certificate of honour, being the highest honour awarded by the Council of Legal Education at the preceding examination. He returned to Hobart, was admitted there 22nd January, 1857, and became Commissioner of the Caveat Board for the Issue of Crown Grants, and later Crown solicitor and clerk of the Peace. He was appointed Attorney- General 5th February, 1861, and was subsequently returned to Par- liament as a member for Hobart, afterwards representing Campbell Town. For many years he was a member of the Tasmanian Council of Education, and was for a time President. He was also one of the Council of the Hobart Ladies' College, a Vice-President of the Royal Society of Tasmania, and a promoter of athletic sports. During his political career he was as vigorous as leader of the opposition as he was strenuous in purpose when in office, while during the administration of Sir Richard Dry he was virtually Premier. On the 5th February, 1870, he was appointed Puisne Judge, on the 2nd Feb- ruary, 1885, was sworn in as Chief Justice, and during a visit to England he was knighted by the Queen in person at Osborne on the 16th August, 1886, having been gazetted on the 29th May previously. He has acted as Deputy Governor, and twice as Administrator : on the last occasion for nearly four months. Sir William m. at Launceston, Tasmania, 1 7th March, 1869, Fanny Louisa, second daughter of the late Ven. William Henry Browne, LL.D., of Ballinvoher, co. Cork, Ireland, Archdeacon of Launceston, Tasmania (see Browne of Hobart), and by her (who was h. at Bifrons, Launceston, afore- said, 80th March, 1835) has had issue, I. Frank Lambert, b. 5th July, 1861, barrister-at-law. Middle Temple, in 1886, and admitted in Sydney 14th February, 1887 ; d. at Sydney 25th April, 1887. II. William Percy, of Caiwarroo, Queensland, b. 10th Api-il, 1864. I. May, b. in Hobart 28th December, 1859. II. Ethel, b. 8th December, 1868. III. Kate Louise, b. 13th December, 1871. IV. Edith, b. 5th May, 1875 ; d. 7th June following. Hineage. Michael Dobson, Esq. (wliose sister Elizabeth m. first the great grandson of Eobert Trollop, Esq. of Eedheugh, New- castle-on-Tyne, co. Northumberland, free- mason of York, 1655 ; secondly, John Harris, Esq., and thirdly, the Eev. William Lambe^ M.A., lector oi St. Mary's, Gates- head, CO. Durham, and dying 29th May, 1769, was buried in St. Mary's Church, having had issue by her last husband a son, Captain Lambe), d. before 1743. By his wife, Elizabeth (who survived her husband, and was buried 7th April, 1743) Mr. Dobson had surviving issue a son and a daughter, viz.,