Butler Cole Aspinall

Butler Cole Aspinall (11 November 1830 – 4 April 1875)[1] was a British-born journalist, barrister who migrated with his young wife to Melbourne, Australia, at first as an editor and writer for The Argus.

Aspinall was one of the chief counsel for the leaders of the Ballarat Riots, also known as Eureka Stockade, and later defended Henry James O'Farrell for the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

[7] Aspinall was a first-rate advocate and a good parliamentary debater, but he broke down when 40 years old, an age when most men are scarcely past the beginning of their career.

"[4]In 1868 Aspinall defended Henry James O'Farrell at Sydney for the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh,[3] and from January to April 1870 he was solicitor-general in the John Alexander MacPherson ministry.

A son, also called Butler Cole Aspinall, who was educated in England, became a London barrister and an authority on shipping law.