Francis Benjamin Kates
(1830-1903) flour-miller and agrarian politician
About Francis Benjamin Kates
Lived 1830 – 1903 (aged 73). Francis Benjamin Kates was a politician and flour mill.
Francis Benjamin Kates was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the Member for Darling Downs from 26 November 1878 until 1 November 1881, and from 1 October 1883 until 4 May 1888.
He was born on 1 July 1830 in Berlin, Prussia, the son of Benjamin Kates and his wife, Henrietta. He married Sarah Matthews in London in 1858. He had two sons and a daughter.
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(1830-1903) flour-miller and agrarian politician
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Francis Benjamin Kates was born on 1 July 1830 in Berlin.
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Francis Benjamin Kates died on 26 September 1903 in Dalveen.
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Francis Benjamin Kates was a politician and flour mill.
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