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Name	Sir Henry William Forster
Alternative Names	Baron Forster first Baron Forster Lord Forster
Born	31 January, 1866 Southend Hall, Kent, England
Died	15 January, 1936 (aged 69) London, Middlesex, England
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Eton College (England) (student) Oxford University (student, ?-1889)
Occupation or Descriptor *	governor-general (1920-1925) Federal, Australia
Awards	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (recipient)
Key Organisations *	Big Brother movement (national) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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