Frederick Brawn

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History

Frederick Brawn was born in Creswick, and attended Creswick Grammar School. He became a commission agent in Bloomfield and then a shareholder in Ballarat. He was also later a farmer at Dowling Forest.[1]

He served on Ballarat City Council from 1904 to 1919, and was twice mayor (1907–08, 1915–16). In 1907 he won a by-election for Wellington Province in the Victorian Legislative Council.[2]

He died in Ballarat in 1936.[3]

Legacy

Former Mayor of Ballarat. (See http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/Ballarat)

Family

Fredreick Brawn's parents were storekeeper James Brawn and Sarah Pearce. He married Alice Vipond on 27 April 1886, then following her death in 1917, he married Florence Reddin on 14 June 1919.[4]

See also

Ballarat

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--Sallyanne Doyle 20:08, 3 February 2013 (EST)--Sallyanne Doyle 13:07, 3 February 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 16:49, 6 September 2018 (AEST)