Francis Burt
Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC (14 June 1918 – 8 September 2004) was an Australian jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia, from 1977 to 1988, and the 27th Governor of Western Australia, from 1990 to 1993.
The Honourable Sir Francis Burt AC KCMG QC | |
|---|---|
| 27th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 20 March 1990 – 31 October 1993 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Carmen Lawrence Richard Court |
| Preceded by | Gordon Reid |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jeffery |
| 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia | |
| In office 1977–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Lawrence Jackson |
| Succeeded by | David Malcolm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Theodore Page Burt 14 June 1918 Mosman Park, Western Australia |
| Died | 8 September 2004 (aged 86) Perth, Western Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Nickname | "Red" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1942 (RAN) 1943–1946 (RAAF) |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit | HMAS Leeuwin No. 10 Squadron RAAF |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Burt was born in Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth Western Australia, and educated at Guildford Grammar School. He studied law at the University of Western Australia, and also served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Burt was made a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, and was promoted to Chief Justice in 1977. As Chief Justice, he served as lieutenant-governor. When the Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid, resigned in 1989, Burt was appointed to succeed him and served as governor until 1993.