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Name	Lowe Kong Meng (1831–1888)
Born	1831 Penang, Malaysia
Died	22 October, 1888 (aged ~ 57) Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Chinese 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 *	general merchant (1853-1888) Victoria, Australia Chinese community leader (1854-1888) Victoria, Australia company director (1854-1888) Victoria, Australia shipowner (1854-1888) Victoria, Australia tea merchant (1854-1888) Victoria, Australia immigration reformer (1859-1888) Victoria, Australia goldmine owner (1864-1888) Victoria, Australia sugar refiner (1882-1888) Queensland, Australia

* Dates are approximate