Life Summary - Thomas Drummond Wanliss

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Wanliss, Thomas Drummond (1830–1923)

	Wanliss, Thomas Drummond (1830–1923)
Born	16 July, 1830 Abernethy , Perthshire , Scotland
Died	19 April, 1923 (aged 92) Edinburgh , Mid-Lothian , Scotland
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Wanliss, Eliza (wife) Irvine, Agnes Somerville (daughter) Wanliss, David Sydney (son) Wanliss, Cecil (son) Irvine, William Hill (son-in-law) Fisken, Archibald James (son-in-law) Wanliss, Harold Boyd (grandson) Gore, Henry (political adversary)
Occupation*	goldminer (1851-1853) Victoria, Australia mining investor (1855-1880) Victoria, Australia financier/investor (1860-1890) Victoria, Australia newspaper owner (1860-1880) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1893-1898) Victoria, Australia
Key Organisations*	Ballarat School of Mines (Vic) (founding council member) Ballarat College (Vic) (founding committee member, 1864)
Key Places*	Ballarat goldfields (Vic) (goldminer, 1851)
Workplaces*	Ballarat Star (Vic) newspaper (owner)

* Dates are approximate

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