Robert Herbert
English-Australian politician, 1st Premier
Born
June 12th, 1831
194 years ago
Died
May 6th, 1905
120 years ago — 73 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Australia
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Served as the first Premier of Queensland
Contributed to the establishment of Queensland's government
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