Randolph Isham Stow

Randolph Isham Stow was born on 17 December 1828 at Framlingham, Suffolk, England.[1]  Randolph arrived in Adelaide with his father in 1842, where he later articled with the legal firm of Bartley and Bakewell.[2]  Alongside Talbot Baines Bruce and Frederick Ayers, he established a legal firm, ‘Stow, Bruce & Ayers’.[3] 

In 1865, Randolph became a Queen’s Counsel.[4]  He was also heavily involved in politics and was appointed Attorney-General in three ministries.[5] 

Randolph was made a judge of the Supreme Court in 1875.[6] 

Randolph was a member of the first University Council,[7] before his death on 17 September 1878.[8] 

After his death, funds were raised by public subscription to provide annual Stow prizes and for the Bachelor of Laws course at the University of Adelaide.[9] 

Footnotes:

1. Ross, DB 1976, ‘Stow, Randolph Isham (1828-1878)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stow-randolph-isham-4649>.

2. The Express and Telegraph 1878 ‘The Late Mr Justice Stow’, The Express and Telegraph, 17 September, p. 2, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207581690>.

3. The Express and Telegraph 1878 ‘The Late Mr Justice Stow’, The Express and Telegraph, 17 September, p. 2, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207581690>.

4. Ross, DB 1976, ‘Stow, Randolph Isham (1828-1878)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stow-randolph-isham-4649>.

5. 'Stow, Randolph Isham (1828–1878)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 19 December 2022,  <https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/stow-randolph-isham-4649/text25865>.

6. Ross, DB 1976, ‘Stow, Randolph Isham (1828-1878)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stow-randolph-isham-4649>.

7. South Australian Register 1874, ‘University of Adelaide’, South Australian Register, 13 November, p. 7, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39816914>.

8. The Express and Telegraph 1878 ‘The Late Mr Justice Stow’, The Express and Telegraph, 17 September, p. 2, viewed 14 December 2022, <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207581690>.

9. Council of the University of Adelaide (1880), Minutes, meeting of 26 November 1880, Item F The Vice-Chancellor to bring forward a scheme for founding a “Stow Scholarship”. [Volume]. University of Adelaide, University Archives, Series 18. 

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Hood, J. (1877) Justice Randolph Isham Stow. University of Adelaide. University Archives, Series 1151, Item 16.