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Name	Thomas Archibald à Beckett
Alternative Names	Thomas a'Beckett
Born	1868 Victoria, Australia
Died	28 February, 1930 (aged ~ 62) St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education *	Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1880-1885) Trinity College (University of Melbourne) (student, 1887-1891) University of Melbourne (student, 1887-1891)
Occupation or Descriptor *	tennis player (1889-1896) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria (hon solicitor, ?-1930)
Workplaces *	à Beckett, Chomley, and Henderson (partner, 1894-1930)

* Dates are approximate

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