A. D. McGill


Alexander Douglas McGill KC was a lawyer in Brisbane, Australia.

History

McGill was born in Newtown, Ipswich, Queensland, a son of James McGill, Thorn-street, Ipswich. He attended Newtown School, winning a scholarship to the Ipswich Grammar School. He then won a Lewis Thomas Exhibition, which took him to Sydney University, where he studied Law.
He was called to the Queensland Bar in June 1911 and in 1934 was appointed a King's Counsel.
McGill appeared in many of Queensland's biggest court cases.

Family

McGill married Eva Minnie Grace Hardwicke, of Graceville, Brisbane, on 26 September 1914. Their children included
  • John Alexander D. McGill was killed with RAAF during WWII
  • Helen Mary McGill married Robert E. Wigginton in October 1943 and lived in USA
  • Jean Louise McGill married Francis Needham Bell sometime around 1948
They had a home "Rankeillour" on Feez Street, Yeronga, Queensland.