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Cockburn, Sir John Alexander (1850–1929)

premier, Federationist and medical practitioner

John Alexander Cockburn (1850-1929), by unknown photographer

John Alexander Cockburn (1850-1929), by unknown photographer

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John Alexander Cockburn (1850-1929), by unknown photographer

John Alexander Cockburn (1850-1929), by unknown photographer

National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an21399820-14

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Birth

23 August, 1850
Corsbie, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death

26 November, 1929 (aged 79)
London, Middlesex, England

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