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Walker, James Backhouse (1841–1899)

solicitor and historian

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James Backhouse Walker (1841-1899), by J. W. Beattie

James Backhouse Walker (1841-1899), by J. W. Beattie

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, AUTAS001125883694

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Birth

14 October, 1841
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death

4 November, 1899 (aged 58)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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