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Playford, Thomas (1837 - 1915)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 11, MUP, 1988, pp 245-247
Author:: John Playford

Life Summary

	Playford, Thomas (1837 - 1915)	Find all people...
Born	26 November 1837 Bethnal Green, London, England	born around 26 November 1837 in Bethnal Green, London, England
Died	19 April 1915 Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	died around 19 April 1915 in Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English	English
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'	1855? - 1915? fruit grower, South Australia, Australia 1862? - 1883? local government councillor, South Australia, Australia 1862 - 1883 local government head, South Australia, Australia 1868 - 1871 Member of Lower House, South Australia, Australia 1875 - 1894 Member of Lower House, South Australia, Australia 1875? - 1901? protectionist politician, South Australia, Australia 1876 - 1885 commissioner of crown lands, South Australia, Australia 1887 - 1892 premier, South Australia, Australia 1889? - 1900? federationist, South Australia, Australia 1894 - 1898 agent-general, South Australia, Australia 1899 - 1901 Member of Lower House, South Australia, Australia 1901 - 1906 Member of Upper House, Federal, Australia 1901 - 1906 protectionist politician, Federal, Australia	agent-general commissioner of crown lands federationist fruit grower local government councillor local government head Member of Lower House Member of Upper House premier protectionist politician
Biography Author	John Playford	all biographies by Playford, John

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