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Thomas Playford (26 November 1837 – 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia from 11 June 1887 to 26 June 1889 and 8 August 1890 to 20 June 1892 as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907. Born in Bethnal Green London in 1837 Playford moved to Adelaide in 1844 with his family and initially worked as a farmer prior to entering politics in April 1868 as the Member for Onkaparinga in the South Australian colonial parliament.

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active years end date
1889-06-27, 1892-06-21
active years start date
1887-06-11, 1890-08-19
birth date
1837-11-26
birth place
England, London, Bethnal Green
death date
1915-04-19
death place
Kent Town South Australia
order in office
Elections: 1890, 17th Premier of South Australia
successor
Frederick Holder, John Cockburn (Australian politician)

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