Downer, Sir John William (1843 - 1915) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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	Downer, Sir John William (1843 - 1915)	Find all people...
Born	6 July 1843 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	born around 6 July 1843 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	2 August 1915 North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	died around 2 August 1915 in North Adelaide, 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'	1867 - 1915? barrister, South Australia, Australia 1878 - 1901 Member of Lower House, South Australia, Australia 1885 opposition leader, South Australia, Australia 1885 - 1887 premier, South Australia, Australia 1891 - 1900? federationist, South Australia, Australia 1892 - 1893 premier, South Australia, Australia 1893? - 1899 opposition leader, South Australia, Australia 1901 - 1903 liberal/conservative politician, Federal, Australia 1901 - 1903 Member of Upper House, Federal, Australia 1905 - 1915 liberal/conservative politician, South Australia, Australia 1905 - 1915 Member of Upper House, South Australia, Australia	barrister federationist liberal/conservative politician Member of Lower House Member of Upper House opposition leader premier
Biography Author	Peter Bartlett	all biographies by Bartlett, Peter