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'John Dow' 'John Dow' i(A129279 works by) (a.k.a. 'John Colquhoun'; 'Edward, Lord Lascelles')
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

'John Dow' (who operated under several aliases) served a seven-year term for fraud in Van Diemen's Land. In 1835, in a Sydney court, he claimed to be Edward, Viscount Lascelles, oldest son of the Earl of Harewood.

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  • For details of the legal case, see: http://www.law.mq.edu.au/scnsw/cases1835-36/html/r_v_dow_or_lascelles__1835.htm
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