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Aspinall was a first-rate advocate and a good parliamentary debater, but he broke down when 40 years old, an age when most men are scarcely past the beginning of their career. He had much charm of manner, and stories of his wit and humour were still being told in legal circles 70 years after his
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ministry. Towards the end of this year he resigned his seat in parliament, and in 1871 had a mental breakdown and was confined for some time. On recovering he returned to
England and died there on 4 April 1875. He was married and his wife, who had been left in Melbourne, died six days later.
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Aspinall was one of the chief counsel for the leaders of the
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272:Robert Nickle (British Army officer)
172:British army in the Eureka Rebellion
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1534:19th-century Australian politicians
717:"Aspinall, Butler Cole (1830–1875)"
548:for the attempted assassination of
418:Eureka Rebellion in popular culture
292:Vexillology of the Eureka Rebellion
212:John Foster (Australian politician)
860:Dictionary of Australian Biography
825:"Aspinall, Hon. Butler Cole"
722:Australian Dictionary of Biography
665:Dictionary of Australian Biography
384:1855 Victorian high treason trials
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1312:List of Eureka Stockade defenders
252:List of Eureka Stockade defenders
1483:Timeline of the Eureka Rebellion
961:The Story of the Bar of Victoria
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202:Forest Creek Monster Meeting
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1440:Butler Cole Aspinall
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715:Richardson, Joanne.
571:Biography and career
521:Butler Cole Aspinall
483:Australia portal
344:Henry Samuel Chapman
339:Butler Cole Aspinall
242:John Basson Humffray
148:The Eureka Rebellion
69:Eureka Stockade Riot
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1348:Robert William Rede
413:Eureka Jack Mystery
354:John Joseph (rebel)
325:High treason trials
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1514:1875 deaths
1509:1830 births
1338:John Foster
1302:John Joseph
1272:Peter Lalor
1202:James Casey
1141:Member for
1135:Brice Bunny
1109:Member for
1074:Member for
1025:Castlemaine
1023:Member for
1005:David Blair
994:Member for
662:death. The
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633:(1859–60),
631:Castlemaine
567:, England.
262:Peter Lalor
192:Eureka Flag
1503:Categories
1277:Henry Ross
1115:1866–1867
863:. Sydney:
834:Wikisource
702:References
581:Lancashire
227:Henry Ross
1389:John King
939:The Times
745:1833-7538
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560:in 1870.
530:The Argus
525:Australia
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617:Politics
535:Victoria
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104:Origins
1264:Rebels
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