John Robertson
Politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales
Born
October 15th, 1816
208 years ago
Died
May 8th, 1891
134 years ago — 74 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Australia
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Served as Premier of New South Wales
Introduced land and education reforms
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