About Robert Benson
Lived 1800 – 1860. Robert Benson was a politician.
Robert Benson (c.1800 – 11 June 1860) was a miner and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. a position he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.
Benson unsuccessfully contested the Assembly seats of Loddon in 1856 and Sandhurst and Creswick in 1859. He sold his property to pay for his electioneering expenses and died in poverty in Bendigo, Victoria on 11 June 1860. He was married to Anne.
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Australian politician
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Robert Benson died on 11 June 1860 in Bendigo.
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Robert Benson was a politician.
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· DBpedia: Robert Benson (Australian politician)
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