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Thomas Bracken

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Anglo-New Zealand poet, journalist, politician (1843-1898)

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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.

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Memorial to Thomas Bracken at Dunedin's Northern CemeteryMemorial to Thomas Bracken at Dunedin's Northern CemeteryMemorial plaque dedicated to Thomas Bracken in Dunedin, on the Writers' Walk on the OctagonMemorial plaque dedicated to Thomas Bracken in Dunedin, on the Writers' Walk on the Octagon

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Country
New Zealand
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1843 to 1898 · aged 54
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9 languages

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