Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave
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Title
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Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave
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Family name
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Mouton
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Given name(s)
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Jean Baptiste Octave
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Gender
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Male
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Short description
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a member of the Marquis de Rays' expedition which established a colony at Port Breton in New Ireland in 1881. When the colony collapsed in 1882, Mouton remained in New Guinea and ultimately developed the Kinigunan Plantation near Kokopo. He settled the Australia in 1929 but retained interests in the Territory, particularly as owner of the Rabaul Printing Works which published the Rabaul Times.
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Full biographical data
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<p><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mouton-jean-baptiste-7672">https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mouton-jean-baptiste-7672</a></p>
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Person role
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Businessman
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Plantation owner
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Birth date
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October 9, 1866
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Country of birth
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Belgium
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Death date
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September 7, 1946
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Country of death
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Australia
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Cause of death
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Disease