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Read, George Frederick (1788–1860)

merchant, settler and banker

George Frederick Read (1788-1860), by Thomas Bock, 1851

George Frederick Read (1788-1860), by Thomas Bock, 1851

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001124066473

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George Frederick Read (1788-1860), by Thomas Bock, 1851

George Frederick Read (1788-1860), by Thomas Bock, 1851

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001124066473

Life Summary [details]

Birth

29 September, 1788
London, Middlesex, England

Death

23 July, 1860 (aged 71)
New Town, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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