About Richard Sholl
Lived 1847 – 1919 (aged 71). Richard Sholl was an Australian civil servant.
Captain Richard Adolphus Sholl, J.P., (18 December 1847 – 9 May 1919) was a Postmaster-General in Western Australia.
Sholl was the son of Robert John Sholl and Mary Ann (née Berckelman) He became lieutenant in the Metropolitan Rifles in 1875, captain in 1883, and captain commandant in 1888. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace of the colony in 1891. Captain Sholl married Mary Howard, daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders, late 30th Regiment
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Who was Richard Sholl?
Australian public servant
When was Richard Sholl born?
Richard Sholl was born on 18 December 1847 in Bunbury.
When did Richard Sholl die?
Richard Sholl died on 9 May 1919 in Perth.
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Richard Sholl was a civil servant.
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Richard Sholl was Australian.
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