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Name	Sir Eugene Gorman
Born	10 April, 1891 Goornong, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 July, 1973 (aged 82) East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1914-1973) Victoria, Australia army officer (1915-1945) Federal, Australia racehorse owner (1920-1973) Victoria, Australia civil libertarian (1934-1973) Victoria, Australia horse racing administrator (1937-1964) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *	hanging of Ronald Ryan (1967) (opposed execution)

* Dates are approximate