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Name	William Alexander MacPherson
Alternative Names	William Alexander McPherson
Born	17 November, 1875 Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 October, 1967 (aged 91) Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	aneurysm
Related Entries	[View as tree] Savage, Robert Emmett (work colleague) Roy, Stanley Baden (colleague)
Education *	Paupong Public School (NSW) (student, 1881-1887)
Occupation or Descriptor *	prospector (1890-1891) New South Wales, Australia labourer (1893-1908) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1893-1908) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1908-1955) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Freemasons (member, ?-1967) Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Employees Association (Sydney) (secretary, 1908-1955)
Political Activism *	ALP (NSW) (member)
Workplaces *	Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (Sydney) (labourer)

* Dates are approximate

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