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Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave

TitleMouton, Jean Baptiste Octave
Family NameMouton
Given Name(s)Jean Baptiste Octave
GenderMale
Short Descriptiona 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.
Full Biographical Datahttps://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mouton-jean-baptiste-7672
Person Role Businessman
Plantation owner
Birth Date1866-10-09
Country Of Birth Belgium
Death Date 1946-09-07
Country Of DeathAustralia
Cause Of DeathDisease

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