William McKell
Australian lawyer and politician
Born
September 26th, 1891
133 years ago
Died
January 11th, 1985
40 years ago — 93 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Australia
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Served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia
Represented the Australian Labor Party
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