About John Hetherington
Lived 1860 – 1929 (aged 68–69). John Hetherington was a politician and coal miner.
John William Hetherington (1860 – 17 July 1929) was a miner and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1910 and 1916–1917.
He was born in Brancepath, Durham, North England in 1860. In 1906 he was elected a member of the Brisbane City Council for Kangaroo Point, and he was three times Mayor of Brisbane, being appointed by the Governor-in-Council in 1910, and by his fellow aldermen in 1916 and 1917.
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Who was John Hetherington?
Australian politician (1860-1929)
When was John Hetherington born?
John Hetherington was born in 1860 in Brancepeth.
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John Hetherington died on 17 July 1929.
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John Hetherington was a politician and coal miner.
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· DBpedia: John Hetherington (mayor)
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