John Mercer
Australian landowner, pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria
About John Mercer
Lived 1823 – 1891 (aged 67–68). John Mercer was a politician.
John Henry Mercer (4 January 1823 – 8 December 1891) was a landowner, pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia).
Mercer born in Midlothian, Scotland, the son of George Dempster Mercer and Frances Charlotte Reid.
Mercer left the Council in December 1852, he became commissioner of insolvent estates and chairman of the water commission. In 1857 Mercer had the Gheringhap freehold mapped as the Dryden estate. Mercer later returned to Scotland where he married Anne Catherine Anstruther on 11 December 1861. Mercer died in Huntingtower, Perthshire on 8 December 1891.
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Who was John Mercer?
Australian landowner, pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria
When was John Mercer born?
John Mercer was born in 1823 in Midlothian.
When did John Mercer die?
John Mercer died in 1891 in Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield.
What was John Mercer's occupation?
John Mercer was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Mercer (Australian pastoralist)
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