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Mar 30, 1855 Newtown, Victoria, Australia Died on 01 Jun 1937 (aged 82)
Australian politician
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About Robert Purnell
- Robert Purnell (30 March 1855 – 1 June 1937) was an Australian politician. He was born in Chilwell to builder William Purnell and Margaret Lamb.
- Educated in Geelong, he became a bookkeeper before eventually founding a shipping agency in 1896, which also dealt with coal imports and general carrying.
- He had married Helen Hitchins in 1887; they had six children.
- Purnell served on Geelong City Council from 1915 to 1931 and was mayor from 1923 to 1924.
- He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1917 as the Nationalist member for Geelong, but was defeated in 1920.
- Purnell died in Newtown in 1937.
