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Andrew Inglis Clark

1848–1907 · 19th century

Andrew Inglis Clark was a Tasmanian lawyer, politician and judge, and a leading author of the Australian Constitution. As attorney-general of Tasmania he introduced the Hare–Clark system of proportional representation, and in 1891 he prepared a draft constitution that formed the basis of the federal convention's work. He later served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Andrew Inglis Clark
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Colony of Tasmania

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