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Name	John Nobbs
Born	8 September, 1845 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 November, 1921 (aged 76) Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Education *	Sydney Grammar School (student, 1857-1860)
Occupation or Descriptor *	conveyancer (1865-1910) New South Wales, Australia colonial militia (Australia) (1873-1900) New South Wales, Australia fruit grower (1877-1921) New South Wales, Australia newspaper owner (1880-1921) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1885-1885) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1887-1888) New South Wales, Australia free trade politician (1888-1893) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1888-1893) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1898-1913) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1898-1913) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate