John
Patrick McCabe Doyle
1869-1941
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John Patrick McCabe Doyle (1869-1941) John Patrick McCabe Doyle opened for business in 1886. A hundred years later when I was looking for information about earlier Geelong lawyers I interviewed his son John L. McCabe Doyle who became the senior partner in the firm of Doyle&Kerr in Geelong after his father’s death.
It is not only show people who need a lucky break to set off their careers. J. P. McCabe Doyle had his when, shortly after beginning practice he appeared in the Ballarat Supreme Court to defend a man named Iles on a charge of murder. His advocacy resulted in his client’s acquittal and according to his son this gave a flying start to the practice.
J.P.McCabe Doyle’s many voluntary contributions to the betterment of Geelong are well covered in the obituary lodged in this collection. He certainly laid a strong foundation for his legal practice. The firm Doyle&Kerr, later changed to Doyle Considine, continued until 2004 and always with a direct descendant or relative as a principal.
The list below describes material held in the John Patrick McCabe Doyle archive, which is located at 340.099452 Doyle Hil/JPM on the shelves in the Geelong Lawyers Collection within the Special Collection at the Waterfront campus. The material has been arranged in date order.
| Date | Title | Item no. |
| 1925 | Photocopy of photograph of J.P. McCabe Doyle from Geelong Advertiser | JPM1 |
| 23/9/1941 | Photocopy J.P. McCabe Doyle's obituary from Geelong Advertiser | JPM2 |
| 23/9/1941 | Typed copy of J.P. McCabe Doyle's obituary from Geelong Advertiser | JPM3 |
| 10/10/1986 | Notes of conversation with J.P. McCabe Doyle's son, J.L. McCabe Doyle | JPM4 |
| 1/1995 | Photograph of Doyle's building, Terang | JPM5 |
| 1/1995 | Photograph of brass plate on brickwork beside doors of Doyle's building, Terang | JPM6 |
| 1/1995 | Photograph of fanlight above doors on Doyle's building, Terang | JMP7 |
| 1/1995 | Photograph of window display of current firm in Terang after Doyle & Kerr | JPM8 |
| 14/5/1996 | Photograph of Doyle Considine office at 78 Moorabook St. Geelong | JPM9 |
| 3/8/1997 | 2 Photographs of sign above Doyle Considine's entry at 78 Moorabool St. Geelong | JPM10 |
| Photograph of J. P. McCabe Doyle [Click on image to enlarge it] |
JPM11 |