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Name	David Aitken
Born	14 July, 1861 Carngham, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 November, 1914 (aged 53) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Education *	Scotch College (Melbourne) (student, 1873-1877)
Occupation or Descriptor *	Australian Rules player (1881-1885) Victoria, Australia wool broker (1881-1914) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Essendon Football Club (Vic) (player, 1881-1885)
Workplaces *	Dalgety, Blackwood & Co (employee, 1882-1884) Dalgety & Co Ltd (branch manager, 1884-1914)

* Dates are approximate

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