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Adye Douglas

Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (died 1906)

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Born
May 31, 1815
Died
April 10, 1906
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1815

About Adye Douglas

Sir Adye Douglas was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886. Sir Adye Douglas (31 May 1815 – 10 April 1906) was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. In 1856 Douglas was one of the first representatives elected to Tasmania's new House of Assembly, but was soon frustrated by lack of support.

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Adye Douglas timeline

  1. Sir Adye Douglas (31 May 1815 – 10 April 1906) was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania.
  2. In 1856 Douglas was one of the first representatives elected to Tasmania's new House of Assembly, but was soon frustrated by lack of support.

The world when Adye Douglas was born

Adye Douglas was born in 1815. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon defeated at Waterloo
  • Technology milestoneMiner's safety lamp invented by Humphry Davy
  • World population~975M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.3M

1815 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Adye Douglas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18152026
Population8.3M341 million

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