Life Summary - Robert Palmer Abbott

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Abbott, Robert Palmer (1830–1901)

	Abbott, Robert Palmer (1830–1901)
Born	17 October, 1830 Broadford , Clare , Ireland
Died	31 October, 1901 (aged 71) Tempe, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	Irish
Religious Influence	Anglican
Passenger Ship*	Strathfieldsaye (1836) (bounty immigrant)
Education*	Sydney College (student, 1843-1843) Sydney College (student, 1846)
Occupation*	magistrate (1854-1901) New South Wales, Australia solicitor (1854-1901) New South Wales, Australia free trade politician (1872-1882) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1872-1877) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1880-1882) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1883-1888) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events*	Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886 (NSW commissioner)
Political Activism*	free trader (politician, 1872-1882)
Workplaces*	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1872-1877) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1880-1882) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Council - member, 1883-1888)

* Dates are approximate

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