Biography
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include "Clancy of the Overflow" (1889), "The Man from Snowy River" (1890) and "Waltzing Matilda" (1895), regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national anthem.
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GenderMale
Birthday1864-02-17
Deathday1941-02-05 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceOrange, Australia
FatherAndrew Bogle Paterson
MotherRose Isabella Paterson
SiblingsRose Florence Lumsdaine
RelativesJohn Paterson, Charles Barton, Charles Hampden Barton, Emily Mary Barton, Beryl Doris Kennedy, Edwin Sandys Lumsdaine, Robert Johnson Barton, Nora Clarina Murray-Prior, Arthur Stirling Barton
CitizenshipsAustralia
ResidencesGladesville · Binalong · Buckinbah, Australia
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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