About Adolph Brewster
Lived 1855 – 1937 (aged 81–82). Adolph Brewster was a civil servant.
Adolph Brewster (1855 – October 1937) was a British colonial administrator in Fiji.
Biography Brewster was born Adolph Brewster Joske in Melbourne in 1854, the son of the businessman Paul Joske. He was educated in England, before returning to Victoria and becoming involved in a company negotiating with Cakobau of Fiji to obtain land to grow cotton in Fiji. Brewster moved to Fiji in 1870 to take over a plot of land in Suva district. In 1908 he was appointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor.
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Who was Adolph Brewster?
British colonial administrator in Fiji (1855–1937)
When was Adolph Brewster born?
Adolph Brewster was born in 1855 in Melbourne.
When did Adolph Brewster die?
Adolph Brewster died on 1 October 1937 in London.
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Adolph Brewster was a civil servant.
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