About Nicholas Lockyer
Lived 1855 – 1933 (aged 77). Nicholas Lockyer was an Australian civil servant.
Sir Nicholas Colston Lockyer ISO (6 October 1855 – 26 August 1933) was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Trade and Customs.
Life and career Lockyer was born in Woolloomooloo, Sydney on 6 October 1855. His first marriage was to Mary Juliet, daughter of Geoffrey Eagar, from 1885 to her death in 1898. In 1901, he married Winifred, the daughter of Harry Wollaston. He was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in October 1918, and made a Knight Bachelor in January 1926.
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Who was Nicholas Lockyer?
Australian public servant (1855-1933)
When was Nicholas Lockyer born?
Nicholas Lockyer was born on 6 October 1855 in Woolloomooloo.
When did Nicholas Lockyer die?
Nicholas Lockyer died on 26 August 1933 in Toorak.
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Nicholas Lockyer was a civil servant.
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Nicholas Lockyer was Australian.
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