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Wisdom, Sir Robert (1830–1888)

	Wisdom, Sir Robert (1830–1888)
Born	31 January, 1830 Blackburn , Lancashire , England
Died	16 March, 1888 (aged 58) Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	cirrhosis of the liver
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Passenger Ship*	Arab (1834)
Education*	Sydney College (student, 1846)
Occupation*	poet (1850-1888) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1856-1858) New South Wales, Australia public servant (1858-1859) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1859-1872) New South Wales, Australia barrister (1861-1888) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1874-1887) New South Wales, Australia company director (1880-1888) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1887)
Key Events*	Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (NSW commissioner) Colonial Conference, 1887 (attended)
Key Organisations*	Northern Times and Maitland Advertiser (NSW) newspaper (shareholder, 1856) New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1861-1888) Council of Education (NSW) (member, 1879-1881) City Bank of Sydney (company director, 1880-1888) Civil Service Co-operative Society (NSW) (company director, 1880-1888) Civil Service Permanent Building Society (NSW) (company director, 1880-1888) Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (company director, 1880-1888) Mercantile Building, Land, and Investment Co Ltd (NSW) (company director, 1880-1888)
Workplaces*	Northern Times and Maitland Advertiser (NSW) newspaper (manager, 1856-1858)

* Dates are approximate