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831:"Manning, Sir William Montagu (1811-1895)"
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1109:"Manning, Hon. Sir William Montagu"
1076:"Sir William Montagu Manning (1811-1895)"
648:Photograph of Sir William Montagu Manning
1255:3 Oct 1856 – 25 May 1857
1201:19 Nov 1849 – 5 Jun 1856
1114:The Dictionary of Australasian Biography
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70:Attorney-General of New South Wales
948:Australian Dictionary of Biography
943:"Manning, John Edye (1783 - 1870)"
916:Dictionary of Australian Biography
836:Australian Dictionary of Biography
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893:(Sydney), 6 May 1876, page 13.
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752:University of Sydney
587:University of Sydney
400:University of Sydney
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1340:Edward Deas Thomson
1025:"Notes of the week"
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887:Sir William Manning
745:Supreme court judge
732:Legislative Council
640:Career in Australia
438:Edward Deas Thomson
1459:Lawyers from Devon
1182:Political offices
1058:The London Gazette
1041:– via Trove.
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674:Mr Justice Therry
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1347:Chancellor
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596:Early life
590:chancellor
559:Politician
551:Occupation
540:Alma mater
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475:1811-06-20
424:1895-02-27
396:Chancellor
362:1856-06-05
354:1849-11-20
312:1848-01-11
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