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Forrest, Alexander (1849 - 1901)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 8, MUP, 1981, pp 540-543
Author:: G. C. Bolton

Life Summary

	Forrest, Alexander (1849 - 1901)	Find all people...
Born	22 September 1849 Picton, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia	born around 22 September 1849 in Picton, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 June 1901 Perth, Western Australia, Australia	died around 20 June 1901 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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'	1868 - 1879 surveyor, Western Australia, Australia 1871 - 1879 explorer, Western Australia, Australia 1879 - 1901? land agent, Western Australia, Australia 1887 - 1901? horse racing administrator, Western Australia, Australia 1887 - 1890 Member of Upper House, Western Australia, Australia 1887 - 1901 protectionist politician, Western Australia, Australia 1887? - 1901? racehorse owner, Western Australia, Australia 1887 - 1890? radical politician (19th cent), Western Australia, Australia 1888 - 1901? financier/investor, Western Australia, Australia 1888 - 1901? mining investor, Western Australia, Australia 1890 - 1901 Member of Lower House, Western Australia, Australia 1892 - 1900 local government councillor, Western Australia, Australia 1892 - 1895 local government head, Western Australia, Australia 1897 - 1900 local government head, Western Australia, Australia	explorer financier/investor horse racing administrator land agent local government councillor local government head Member of Lower House Member of Upper House mining investor protectionist politician racehorse owner radical politician (19th cent) surveyor
Biography Author	G. C. Bolton	all biographies by Bolton, G. C.

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