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Name	John Garrett Bussell
Born	16 August, 1803 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died	21 September, 1875 (aged 72) Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	lung congestion
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Prinsep, Henry Charles (son-in-law) Bussell, Alfred Pickmore (brother) Drake-Brockman, Frederick Slade (nephew by marriage)
Passenger Ship *	Warrior (1829-30) (unassisted immigrant)
Occupation or Descriptor *	mixed farmer (1830-1875) Western Australia, Australia schoolteacher (1864-1864) Western Australia, Australia Member of Upper House (1870-1872) Western Australia, Australia
Legacies *	Busselton (WA) (eponym)
Key Places *	Cattle Chosen (WA) (co-owner, 1835-1875)
Workplaces *	Parliament of Western Australia (Leg. Council - member, 1870-1872)

* Dates are approximate