Auber octavius neville biography of alberta
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Auber octavius neville biography of alberta
A. O. Neville
Australian public servant
A. O. Neville | |
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Neville in | |
In office 25 March – | |
Preceded by | Charles Gale |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
In office – | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Francis Illingworth Bray |
Born | Auber Octavius Neville ()November 20, Ford, Northumberland, United Kingdom |
Died | April 18, () (aged78) Perth, Australia |
Spouse | Maryan Florence Low (m.) |
Children | 5 |
Auber Octavius Neville (20 November 18 April ) was a British-Australianpublic servant who served as the Chief Protector of Aborigines and Commissioner of Native Affairs in Western Australia, a total term from to and his retirement from government.
Neville was a supporter of eugenics. He believed that Aboriginal Australians needed to be assimilated and could eventually be absorbed into the larger European population through mixed marriages. As Chief Protector and Commissioner, he help