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Frederick Innes

Australian politician

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Frederick Maitland Innes (11 August 1816 – 11 May 1882) was Premier of Tasmania from 4 November 1872 to 4 August 1873.

The son of Francis Innes, army officer, and his wife Prudence, née Edgerleyan, Innes was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Innes was educated at Heriot's, Edinburgh, and Kelso Grammar School in Kelso. On leaving school he was employed by his uncle, manager of estates for his relation, the Duke of Roxburghe. In 1836, Innes emigrated to Tasmania where he arrived in Hobart in 1837, joining the Hobart Town Courier. In 1838, he married a Miss Sarah Elizabeth (‘Lysbeth’) Grey, the daughter of free settlers.

He died at Launceston on 11 May 1882.

"Innes, Frederick". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

Serle, Percival (1949). "Innes, Frederick". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

The Mercury, Hobart, 13 May 1882;

J. Fenton, A History of Tasmania;

J. H. Heaton, Australian Dictionary of Dates.

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