Mostyn Hanger [SEP] date of death
Mostyn Hanger
Sir (John) Mostyn Hanger (3 January 190811 August 1980) was a judge in the Australian state of Queensland, rising to become Chief Justice and Administrator of the state.
Early years.
Hanger was born on 3 January 1908 at Rockhampton to parents Thomas Hanger and Myfanwy Granville-Jones. He was the second of five children. He was educated at Gympie High School where his father was the headmaster. Hanger became captain of the school and later dux of the school in 1925. He won
British Empire (KBE) in 1973.
Opera Australia award the Sir Mostyn Hanger Opera Scholarship each year in honour of Hanger, and Sir Mostyn Hanger Chambers in Southport also bear his name.
External links.
- Queensland Supreme Court Library photo of Hanger in Judicial Robes
- Portrait of Hanger in judicial robes