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Sir John Quick (22 April 1852 – 17 June 1932) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He played a prominent role in the movement for Federation and the drafting of the Australian constitution, later writing several works on Australian constitutional law.
Sir John Quick (1852-1932), lawyer, politician and author, was born on 22 April 1852 near St Ives, Cornwall, England, only child of John Quick, farmer, and his wife Mary, née Quick. The family arrived in Victoria in October 1854 and headed for the Bendigo goldfields where John's father died of fever.
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Australian politician, lawyer, and writer John Quick represented the city of Bendigo (then named Sandhurst) in the legislature of Victoria from 1880 to 1889. He is considered a founding father of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Jonathan Douglas Quick (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Quick was selected in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
John Quick was an Australian politician. He represented Bendigo, Victoria, in the government from 1880 to 1889. He is considered a founding father of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Quick was a studious man and a devout Methodist; a lover of literature, he planned and began a guide to Australian literature, which was completed after his death. A student of Shakespeare, he was also a great admirer of John Keats’ poetry.
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