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James Agnew
1815Oct, 2

James Agnew

James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)
Sir James Willson Agnew (2 October 1815 – 8 November 1901) was an Irish-born Australian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania from 1886 to 1887.

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