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Name	John Francis Hunter
Born	c. 1840 Douglas, Isle of Man, England
Died	27 November, 1889 (aged ~ 49) Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	lung disease
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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	stockman/woman (1856-1860) Victoria, Australia goldminer (1860-1875) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1872-1887) Victoria, Australia local government councillor (1876-1889) Victoria, Australia local government head (1880-1881) Victoria, Australia publican (1880-1889) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1889) Stawell Miners' Association (Vic) (member) Stawell Miners' Association (Vic) (president, 1872-1881) Amalgamated Miners' Association (Vic) (president, 1885-1887)
Workplaces *	Stawell Shire Council (Vic) (councillor, 1876-1889) Stawell Shire Council (Vic) (mayor, 1880-1881)

* Dates are approximate

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