Frederick Mann
Sir Frederick Mann | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Victoria | |
| In office October 1935 – January 1944 | |
| Preceded by | William Irvine |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edmund Herring |
| Lieutenant Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 22 July 1919 – 12 May 1936 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
| In office 22 July 1919 – 1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1869 Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Died | 29 May 1958 South Yarra, Victoria |
Sir Frederick Wollaston Mann KCMG (2 May 1869 – 29 May 1958) was the chief justice of the Australian state of Victoria between 1 October 1935 and 31 January 1944. He was also Victoria’s lieutenant governor between 12 May 1936 and May 1945. Mann was nicknamed the “Little Gentleman” because of his height (he was 168 cm tall) and he was unfailingly courteous. He had a reputation of being a careful judge delivering decisions of precision and clarity. In 1935, he became the first Australian born person to become chief justice of Victoria.