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Theodore Fink was born in 1855 and attended the Flinders National Grammar School and then Geelong Grammar. In 1871 the family moved to Melbourne and Fink entered Melbourne Grammar School where he befriended Alfred Deakin, and won the school prize for poetry. Fink joined Henry J. Farmer as an articled clerk and studied law at the University of Melbourne. In 1877 Fink was admitted as a solicitor. Fink became a highly regarded constitutional and mercantile lawyer and in 1886 he entered a legal partnership with R.W.Best and P.D. Phillips. A friend of many renowned artists, writers and intellectuals, Fink became the youngest member of the Yorick Club. During the late 1880s, Fink's fortune was destroyed by land speculation and the ensuing depression. Subsequently his life took a different path and he became the owner of the 'Herald' newspaper, in addition to a parliamentary career. He also began an extensive review of the Education Department where he initiated important reforms and chaired a commission of Melbourne University. After Fink retired from parliament he served on the University Council and Council of Public Education. He died in 1942. |
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Lawyers, Politicians |
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