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Also Known As Sir Henry Stafford Northcote, Baronet
Born November 18, 1846 • London • England
Died September 29, 1911 (aged 64) • Ashford • England
Title / Office governor-general (1903-1908), Australia • House of Lords (1900-1911), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1880-1885), United Kingdom

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