William Cortis

Medical practitioner and politician in New South Wales, Australia
Person Human Q20810696

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1847
Date of death
May 1, 1909
Place of birth
Yorkshire
Place of death
Perth
Country of citizenship
Australia[8]
Position held
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1887–1889), Mayor of Bathurst (1886–1887)[9][10]
Member of political party
Free Trade Party (1887–present)[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Cortis[17]
Given name
William[18]
Military, police or special rank
captain[15]
Participated in conflict
Second Boer War[16]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en William Cortis en William Richard Cortis
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dr William Cortis MLA.png ↗
Australian Medical Pioneers Index ID
1871
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11btzyh917
NSW Parliament member ID
888
Prabook ID
1757467
WikiTree person ID
Cortis-15

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Summary

Born in Yorkshire[1], he… he was born in 1847[2]. He died in Perth[3]. He died on May 1, 1909[4]. He worked as a politician[5], physician[6], and military officer[7].

FAQs

Where was William Cortis born?

William Cortis was born in Yorkshire[1].

Where did William Cortis die?

William Cortis died in Perth[3].

What did William Cortis do for work?

William Cortis worked as politician[5], physician[6], and military officer[7].

Where did William Cortis go to school?

William Cortis was educated at King's College School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . nla.gov.au. Retrieved . nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ia800207.us.archive.org. Retrieved . ia800207.us.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ia800207.us.archive.org. Retrieved . ia800207.us.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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