Position | 8th President of Georgeland |
Term in office | October 1, 1976 - January 1, 1984 |
Preceded by | Lance Lester Rothschild |
Succeeded by | Michael Turnbull |
Political party | None |
Total time in office | 7 years 3 months |
Born | April 16, 1922 |
Died | May 1, 1985 |
Spouse | Emma Barnard |
William Thomas Barnard (16 April 1922 - 1 May 1985) was a Georgeland jurist, public servant and statesman who served as the 8th President of Georgeland from 1976 to 1984.
Born in Doubledance to an Anglo-Swedish family, Barnard served in World War II as a gunner and engineer, driving and operating tanks in Europe. He took part in the Normandy campaign, and briefly served in the occupation of Berlin. After the war, Barnard was educated at Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar from 1946 to 1948. Returning to Georgeland in 1949, he was admitted to the Mainland bar in 1950, and began practicing as a solicitor. From 1960 to 1964 he was the Director of Public Prosecutions for Mainland, and from 1964 to 1968 the state's Solicitor-General. In 1969 he was appointed to the state supreme court, and was appointed Chief Justice of Mainland in 1974. Two years later, he was nominate by the government to succeed Lance Lester Rothschild, who had died, as President. He served an uncontroversial term of office, marked by the brief change from a Labour to Conservative government. In September 1980, his term of office was extended until 1 January 1984, when he was succeeded by Michael Turnbull. In retirement, Barnard was patron of the National Legal Council and served on the National War Graves Commission. He died only sixteen months after leaving office, of kidney failure.
Preceded by Lance Lester Rothschild |
President of Georgeland October 1, 1976 - January 1, 1984 |
Succeeded by Michael Turnbull |