John Robertson (premier)

Sir John Robertson was a London-born Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales on five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robertson Land Acts of 1861, which sought to open up the selection of Crown land and break the monopoly of the squatters.

15 October 1816

Born on the same birth day (15 October): Adolf Brudes • Archibald Hoxsey • Chris de Burgh • David Trezeguet • Evangelista Torricelli • Frederick Fleet • Honoré Mercier • Jan Miner • Johannes Sikkar • José Miguel Carrera • Keyshia Cole • Leandro Antonio Martínez • Lee Donghae • Richaun Holmes • Steve Bracks • Vanessa Marcil • Vincent Martella • Wolfgang Lüth

Born in the same month (October 1816): Malwida von Meysenbug • Ursula Frayne