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Name	William Shiels
Born	2 December, 1847 Maghera, Londonderry, Ireland
Died	17 December, 1904 (aged 57)
Cultural Heritage	Irish 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] Slattery, James (acquaintance)
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1873-1904) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1880-1893) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1880-1904) Victoria, Australia law reformer (1883-1889) Victoria, Australia women's activist (1883-1889) Victoria, Australia premier (1892-1893) Victoria, Australia

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