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George Stokell

George Stokell

Australian politician

George Stokell (22 October 1826 – 5 May 1898) was an Australian politician.

Quick Facts Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Richmond, Preceded by ...

Stokell was born in Van Diemen's Land in 1826. In 1885 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Richmond. He served until 1886. in a macabre gesture, in 1860 when the last Tasmanian male died, George Stokell, member of the Royal Society of Tasmania, had her grave opened to make a suitcase with her skin. He died in 1898 in Rokeby.[1]

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    "George Stokell". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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