Plunkett, John Hubert
Attorney General and politician whose reputation for austere impartiality improved the treatment of emancipists, convicts and Aboriginals though he considered the Church Act of 1836 which gave legal equality to Protestants and Catholics, his most important achievement.
Milestone
Born
Mountplunkett, Roscommon, Ireland
Jun 1802
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Arrived Sydney
Jun 1832
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Died
East Melbourne, Victoria
09 May 1869
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Occupation
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17 Sep 1836 - 05 Jun 1856
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25 Aug 1865 - 21 Jan 1866
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Position
19 Apr 1836 - 21 Mar 1841
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07 Aug 1843 - 29 Feb 1856
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31 Mar 1856 - 10 Nov 1860
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28 Jan 1857 - 06 Feb 1858
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01 Oct 1861 - 09 May 1869
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