Paris Nesbit

Lawyer

Birthday August 8, 1852

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Australia

DEATH DATE Mar 31, 1927 (74)

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About

Australian attorney remembered for several personal scandals. He received an appointment to the Queen's Counsel in the early 1890s and became an advocate of the Federation of Australia.

Before Fame

By his tenth birthday, he was fluent in four languages. He began his law career at the age of twenty-one.

Trivia

He was arrested in 1885 for stalking a romantic interest and was subsequently sent to an insane asylum.

Family Life

He was married to Ellen Logue from 1874-1921. Following Logue's death, he wed his mistress of many years, Cecilia Elizabeth Hughes.

Associated With

He was the cousin of acclaimed children's author Edith Nesbit.