PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES

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1876

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Book, Practical Dictionary of the French and English Languages.
Published by Longmans, Green & Co
Anotation: Charles Dempster Feb 15, 1886

Historical information

Due to his association with Toodyay, the person whose name is handwritten on the inside of the cover of this book is likely to be Charles Edward Dempster (19 December 1839 – 22 July 1907)

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cwa-org-37-2001.1824

Item type

Books

Contextual Information

Charles Edward Dempster was a politician in Western Australia, serving two terms in the Legislative Council—as the member for the seat of Toodyay from 1873 to 1874, and as one of the three East Province members from 1894 until 1907. A farmer and grazier by trade, he was also one of the first European explorers of the Esperance district as well as a councillor and chairman on the Toodyay and Northam Road Boards for many years.

Keywords

DEMPSTER, Charles Edward

Year

1876

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Historic significance

Links to additional resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dempster

Charles Dempster biography on Wikipedia

Shire of Toodyay

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