As an active member of the constitutional committee, he addressed aspects of the franchise, representation in the Senate and solutions for deadlocks. His speeches highlighted his preparedness to compromise in order to see Federation achieved, and his realization that since the people were to vote on the draft Constitution they needed to be well informed. Quick was knighted on 1 January for his outstanding contribution to Federation.
That year, with Sir Robert Garran , he published The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth , a 'monumental tome' including a valuable history of the Federation movement, which confirmed his authority on constitutional questions. He was elected unopposed as the first Federal member for Bendigo, a seat he held until However, his immediate hopes for preferment from his leader and potential patron Deakin—a ministry, the Speakership, secretaryship of cabinet—were dashed.
In he had a troubled, stormy time as chairman of the royal commission on the Commonwealth tariff which produced voluminous and inconclusive reports. Quick became increasingly critical of Deakin's close association with Labor and was an early advocate of fusion of non-Labor elements. Early in Deakin had Quick in mind as his possible successor and included him as postmaster-general in his Fusion ministry of June —April But Quick's political aspirations had been disappointed.
After his defeat in Quick returned to the Bendigo legal firm he had established with Barkly Hyett in In Quick was appointed deputy president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, work for which he was well suited; based in Melbourne, he retired in He began bibliographical work on Australian authors which was eventually completed by E.
Morris Miller and published as Australian Literature from its Beginnings 2 volumes, He enjoyed gardening and had been a prominent member of the Forest Street Methodist Church and a Freemason. Two years later, Quick helped the Kings win their second title after a regular season when he won the Jennings Trophy.
After his NHL career-high 40 wins in , Quick missed most of the season with a lower-body injury but rebounded in to win the Jennings Trophy when the Kings allowed the fewest goals in the NHL.
He was with a 2. On Oct. Enter Search Term. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. Fans LetsGoKings. Kings Care. One of his earliest hockey memories is being at home with friends in when Richter backstopped New York to its first title in 54 years. Your go-to source for all the best Black Friday deals: tech, toys, fashion, mattresses, beauty, wellness, travel and more.
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