About John Jessop
Lived 1840 – 1895 (aged 54). John Jessop was a British and English politician, butcher and pastoral farming.
John Shillito Jessop (14 August 1840 – 4 July 1895) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Jessop was born at Whitley, North Yorkshire, England, and educated at private schools at Whitley and Pollington, and at the Snaith Grammar School. In 1859 he arrived in Melbourne, and in 1864 went to Queensland,
Jessop was president of the Northern Downs Jockey Club, president of the Dalby and Northern Downs Agricultural Association, of the Dalby Hospital, and the Dalby School of Arts, and was also prominently connected with other Institutions, including the Masonic and Oddfellows' lodges.
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Who was John Jessop?
Australian politician
When was John Jessop born?
John Jessop was born on 14 August 1840 in Whitby.
When did John Jessop die?
John Jessop died on 4 July 1895 in Dalby.
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John Jessop was a politician, butcher and pastoral farming.
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John Jessop was British and English.
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