Colin Fraser (Australian politician)

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Colin Alexander Fraser (died 27 November 1877) was an Australian politician.

He was a pastoralist with properties at Byron Bay and Inverell. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Tenterfield, serving until his defeat in 1872. He died at Edinburgh in Scotland in 1877. [1]

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References

  1. "Mr Colin Alexander Fraser". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Hugh Gordon
Member for Tenterfield
1869–1872
Succeeded by
Robert Abbott