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Robinson, Sir Hercules George (1824–1897)

governor

Hercules Robinson, n.d.

Hercules Robinson, n.d.

State Library of New South Wales, 39910

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Hercules Robinson, n.d.

Hercules Robinson, n.d.

State Library of New South Wales, 39910

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Alternative Names
  • first Baron Rosmead
  • Rosmead, first Baron
Birth

19 December, 1824
Rosmead, Westmeath, Ireland

Death

28 October, 1897 (aged 72)
London, Middlesex, England

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