Duncan Gillies
Scottish-Australian politician, Premier
Born
January 14th, 1834
191 years ago
Died
September 12th, 1903
122 years ago — 69 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Australia
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Served as the 14th Premier of Victoria
Contributed to public infrastructure development
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