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Finniss, Boyle Travers (1807 - 1893)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 1, MUP, 1966, pp 377-379

Life Summary

	Finniss, Boyle Travers (1807 - 1893)	Find all people...
Born	18 August 1807 at sea	born around 18 August 1807 in at sea
Died	24 December 1893 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	died around 24 December 1893 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English	English
Religious Influence	Anglican	Anglican
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1836 - 1837 public servant, South Australia, Australia 1836 - 1839 surveyor, South Australia, Australia 1840 - 1865? colonial militia (Australia), South Australia, Australia 1843 - 1847 magistrate, South Australia, Australia 1843 - 1847 police chief, South Australia, Australia 1847 - 1856 Member of Upper House, South Australia, Australia 1847 - 1852 registrar-general, South Australia, Australia 1851 - 1856 colonial secretary, South Australia, Australia 1854 - 1855 colonial/territorial administrator, South Australia, Australia 1856 - 1857 premier, South Australia, Australia 1857 - 1862 Member of Lower House, South Australia, Australia 1864 - colonial/territorial administrator, South Australia (Northern Territory), Australia 1864 surveyor, South Australia (Northern Territory), Australia 1886 historian (general), South Australia, Australia	colonial militia (Australia) colonial secretary colonial/territorial administrator historian (general) magistrate Member of Lower House Member of Upper House police chief premier public servant registrar-general surveyor

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