Sir John Robertson, KCMG (15 October 1816 – 8 May 1891) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales on five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robertson Land Acts of 1861, which sought to open up the selection of Crown land and break the monopoly of the squatters.
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15 October 1816 Bow, London
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Died |
8 May 1891 (aged 74) Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
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Zodiac | Libra |
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