Peter Gordon Fraser

Peter Gordon Fraser was a Scottish public servant and later a politician and artist[citation needed] in Van Diemen's Land.[1]

Fraser was born on 21 March 1808, the fourth child of Donald and Jane Fraser.[2] Fraser commenced work at the Colonial Office in 1835.[2]

Fraser was at one point the "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land", a position that later became the Premier of Tasmania.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Fraser, Peter Gordon (1808–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Colonial Secretary in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 February 2017.