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==Notable Achievements==
 
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==Description==
 
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Queensland's first Colonial Secretary.  Lived with John Bramston.
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Queensland's first Colonial Secretary and Premier (1859-1866).  Notable for his education and land legislation policies.  Returned to England and became Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (1871-1893) and Chairman of the Tarrif Commission (1896).  Recipient of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1903).  Lived with [[John Bramston]].
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/herbert-sir-robert-george-wyndham-3757
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* http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/86.php
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* https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_7.2_FirstPremier.pdf
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 29 September 2014

Robert Herbert

Country

Australia

Birth - Death

1831 - 1905

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievements

GCB

Description

Queensland's first Colonial Secretary and Premier (1859-1866). Notable for his education and land legislation policies. Returned to England and became Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (1871-1893) and Chairman of the Tarrif Commission (1896). Recipient of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1903). Lived with John Bramston.

Further Reading/Research


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