James Chung Gon
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PronunciationChung Gon
BornJuly 23, 1854
DiedFebruary 23, 1952 (aged 97)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Othernames鍾潮孔
James Chung Gon | |||||||||||
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鍾潤 | |||||||||||
| Pronunciation | Chung Gon | ||||||||||
| Born | July 23, 1854 | ||||||||||
| Died | February 23, 1952 (aged 97) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||
| Other names | 鍾潮孔 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chinese-Australian storekeeper, tin miner, market gardener and Baptist lay leader | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鍾潤 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟润 | ||||||||||
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| Chung Chu-Kong | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鍾潮孔 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟潮孔 | ||||||||||
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James Chung Gon, (23 July 1854 – 23 February 1952) was a Chinese Australian storekeeper, tin miner, market gardener, and Baptist lay preacher in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, who became the leader of the Tasmanian Chinese community by the time of his death at 97, and was instrumental in organising the removal of the Weldborough joss house to the Victoria Museum in Launceston in the 1930s.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
His funeral procession in 1952 was observed by hundreds of mourners lining the road, and his pallbearers included a Tasmanian Government Minister and the Mayor of Launceston.[7]
