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Name	William Elliot Veitch Robson
Born	23 March, 1869 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 June, 1951 (aged 82) Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Methodist 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.
Occupation or Descriptor *	solicitor (1892-1951) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1898-1908) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1899-1899) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1905-1951) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1905-1920) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1920-1951) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate