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Officer, Sir Robert (1800–1879)

medical officer and politician

Robert Officer (1800-1879), by J. W. Beattie

Robert Officer (1800-1879), by J. W. Beattie

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001125647099

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Robert Officer (1800-1879), by J. W. Beattie

Robert Officer (1800-1879), by J. W. Beattie

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001125647099

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Birth

3 October, 1800
Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death

8 July, 1879 (aged 78)
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia

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