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Name	John Wilson Anderson
Born	26 March, 1840 Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	22 October, 1917 (aged 77) St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Anderson, Isabella Innes (wife) Cumming, Mary Daisy (daughter) Cumming, Gerald Dowling (son-in-law)
Occupation *	auctioneer (1868-1880) Victoria, Australia land speculator (1880-1890) Victoria, Australia real estate agent (1880-1907) Victoria, Australia dairy farmer (1890-1917) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *	Melbourne Royal Agricultural Show (cattle judge, 1877-1917)
Key Organisations *	Dairymen's Association of Victoria (president)
Properties *	Tower Hill Park (Vic) (owner, 1895-1916)
Workplaces *	Samuel McGregor & Co (Vic) (auctioneer) Ryan, Hammond and Mates (auctioneer, 1864)

* Dates are approximate

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