William Horn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Horn

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1841

Place of Birth: Reids Flat, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1922

Profession: writer, politician, farmer, business magnate, business executive

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William Horn

  • William Austin Horn (1841–1922) was an Australian mining magnate, pastoralist, politician, author, sculptor and philanthropist.
  • Somewhat eccentric, in 1892 he was the donor of a copy of Antonio Canova's Venus, Adelaide's then controversial first public statue, which is still on display on North Terrace, Adelaide.
  • Horn also built Wairoa, Aldgate, known for its magnificent gardens and captured in a watercolour by William Tibbits.

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