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John Atkinson (Australian politician)
John
Atkinson
was the
mayor
of
Toowoomba, Queensland
in
1913
and a former
Queensland
wrestling
champion
.
Born
in
Cumberland, England
, he came to
Australia
in
1878
took
jobs
first as a
schoolteacher
and then as a
businessman
. He was a
Toowoomba City Council
alderman
in
1907
and from 1910–1912. He
died
on
19 May
1943
.