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Name	Joseph Francis Mather
Born	6 April, 1844 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	11 August, 1925 (aged 81) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Religious Influence	Quaker 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] Cotton, Francis (father-in-law)
Occupation or Descriptor *	benefactor (general) (1868-1925) Tasmania, Australia retailer (1868-1912) Tasmania, Australia temperance advocate (1868-1925) Tasmania, Australia pacifist (1870-1925) Tasmania, Australia educationist (1890-1925) Tasmania, Australia magazine/journal editor (1890-1925) Tasmania, Australia

* Dates are approximate