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George Raff (15 April 1815—28 August 1889) was a merchant, sugar grower and politician born in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland who spent a substantial part of his life in Australia.Born to James Raff, a farmer and peasant, and Margaret Raff, née Cumming, little is known about Raff's early years. He left for Sydney aboard the Earl Durham, and arrived on 2 January 1839. Soon after arriving, he found employment with Lamb, Parbury & Co., founded by John de Villiers Lamb and his brother.

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rdfs:comment	George Raff (15 April 1815—28 August 1889) was a merchant, sugar grower and politician born in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland who spent a substantial part of his life in Australia.Born to James Raff, a farmer and peasant, and Margaret Raff, née Cumming, little is known about Raff's early years. He left for Sydney aboard the Earl Durham, and arrived on 2 January 1839. Soon after arriving, he found employment with Lamb, Parbury & Co., founded by John de Villiers Lamb and his brother.
foaf:name	George Raff Raff, George
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dc:description	Australian farmer and politician
birth date	1815-04-06(xsd:dateTime) 1815-04-15(xsd:dateTime)
birth name	George Raff
birth place	Farrais dbpedia:County_of_Moray dbpedia:Scotland
birth year	1815-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1889-08-28(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Brisbane Queensland
death year	1889-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
nationality	dbpedia:Scotland
occupation	dbpedia:Pastoral_farming
office	Queensland Legislative
predecessor	Blakeney, Charles
region	dbpedia:Electoral_district_of_Town_of_Brisbane
relation	Alexander Raff
religion	dbpedia:Presbyterianism
resting place	dbpedia:Toowong_Cemetery
successor	dbpedia:Alexander_Pritchard William Brookes
term period	dbpedia:George_Raff__1 dbpedia:George_Raff__2
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Raff_-_Queensland_politician.png?width=300
is predecessor of	William Brookes
is relation of	Alexander Raff
is successor of	Blakeney, Charles

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