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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
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John Nobbs
John Nobbs (8 September 1845 – 11 November 1921) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Surry Hills to John and Jane Nobbs; his father was a gardener. He attended Sydney Grammar School and then farmed at Colo, also founding the Cumberland Independent newspaper. On 16 December 1865 he married Louisa Smedley; they had twelve children. In 1888 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Central Cumberland; he resigned in 1893 facing bankruptcy and lost the subsequent by-election. He returned to the Assembly in 1898 as the member for Granville. He held that seat as a Liberal until his defeat in 1913. He was subsequently a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1917 to 1921. Nobbs died at Granville in 1921.
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