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Woods, John (1822 - 1892)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 6, MUP, 1976, pp 434-435
Author:: Jill Eastwood

Life Summary

	Woods, John (1822 - 1892)	Find all people...
Born	5 November 1822 Liverpool, Lancashire, England	born around 5 November 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	2 April 1892 Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	died around 2 April 1892 in Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, 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'	1852 - 1859? goldminer, Victoria, Australia 1852 - 1859 miners' leader, Victoria, Australia 1859 - 1864 Member of Lower House, Victoria, Australia 1859 - 1864 protectionist politician, Victoria, Australia 1859? - 1864 radical politician (19th cent), Victoria, Australia 1860? - 1882? inventor, Victoria, Australia 1865 - 1871 civil engineer, Victoria, Australia 1865 - 1871 public servant, Victoria, Australia 1865 - 1871 surveyor, Victoria, Australia 1871 - 1892 Member of Lower House, Victoria, Australia 1871 - 1892 protectionist politician, Victoria, Australia 1871 - 1892 radical politician (19th cent), Victoria, Australia 1871? - 1892? railways leader, Victoria, Australia	civil engineer goldminer inventor Member of Lower House miners' leader protectionist politician public servant radical politician (19th cent) railways leader surveyor
Biography Author	Jill Eastwood	all biographies by Eastwood, Jill

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