Thomas Bracken
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 125 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 21,1843 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Clonee |
| Ireland | |
| Died | Dunedin |
| New Zealand | |
| Date of died | February 16,1898 |
| Place of burial | Dunedin Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Founded | Saturday Advertiser |
| Nationality | Irish |
| New Zealand | |
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| ID | 3935601 |
Thomas Bracken Life story
Thomas Bracken was an Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician. He wrote "God Defend New Zealand", one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and was the first person to publish the phrase "God's Own Country" as applied to New Zealand. He also won the Otago Caledonian Society's prize for poetry.
