Edwyn Mitford Lilley
1859 — 1911
Edwyn Mitford Lilley (12‑15‑7)
Brisbane-born Edwyn Mitford Lilley KC (1859-1911) was the eldest son of Sir Charles Lilley and his wife, Sarah Jane (née Jeays). He was called to the Queensland Bar in 1882. He soon acquired a large and important practice, and during his long and eminent career was engaged in many of the prominent cases heard in the Queensland courts. In 1910 he was appointed a 'King's Counsel' by the Governor. Lilley was retained by the Shearers' Union for the legal defence of unionists. He died at the age of 52 following a seizure.
Portrait of E.M. Lilley - State Library of Queensland