Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice Finish:Float frame Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919)

Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919)

Pope John Paul II seen here waving to the crowds from the pope-mobile as he drives through Victoria

is the former premier

in a grey uniform

made him famous

Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice Finish:Float frame Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919)Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1833, and became a queen's counsel in 1851. He was a member of the special commission which tried three Fenian prisoners at Manchester in 1867. They were convicted for the murder of an unarmed policeman, whilst trying to free two Fenian leaders. The execution of the men caused a public outrage. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men