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Name	John Hancock
Born	21 April, 1846 London, Middlesex, England
Died	22 November, 1899 (aged 53) Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Hancock, James (son)
Occupation or Descriptor *	trade union official (1889-1899) Victoria, Australia labour politician (1891-1899) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1891-1892) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1894-1899) Victoria, Australia

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