Peter Gordon Fraser

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Peter Gordon Fraser was a Scottish public servant and later a politician and artist[ citation needed ] in Van Diemen's Land. [1]

Fraser was born on 21 March 1808, the fourth child of Donald and Jane Fraser. [2] Fraser commenced work at the Colonial Office in 1835. [2]

Fraser was at one point the "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land", a position that later became the Premier of Tasmania. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Trove . National Library of Australia . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)". Parliament of Tasmania . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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