Peter Gordon Fraser
Peter Gordon Fraser | |
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| Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land | |
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| Born | March 21, 1808 Scotland |
| Died | 1888 (aged 79–80) Weston-super-Mare, England |
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Peter Gordon Fraser was a Scottish public servant and later a politician and artist in Van Diemen's Land.[1]
Fraser was born on 21 March 1808, the fourth child of Donald and Jane Fraser.[2] Fraser commenced work at the Colonial Office in 1835.[2]
Fraser was at one point the "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land", a position that later became the Premier of Tasmania.[3]
He died in 1888 in Weston-super-Mare.[2]
References
- ↑ "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 February 2017.