Redmond Barry

Anglo-Australian lawyer and judge

Redmond Barry (1813—1880), was a judge in Victoria, Australia. He is famous for being the person who started the University of Melbourne and the State Library of Victoria.[1] As a judge he is famous for sentencing bushranger Ned Kelly to death. He was also the judge in the trials of the rebel miners from the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria.

Redmond Barry

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  1. Ryan, Peter (1969). "Barry, Sir Redmond". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. Australian National University. Retrieved September 2, 2009.