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| birth_date = 1821
| birth_place = [[wikipedia:Fife|Fife]], [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]
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| nationality = [[wikipedia:Scottish people|Scottish]]
| residence = [[Hartwell]]
| occupation = Farmer
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'''John Affleck''' was an early settler in [[Hartwell]] and inaugural member of the [[Boroondara Road District|Boroondara District Road Board]] from 1856 to 1858.<ref name="OldHartwellBook">Wehner, Volkhard. ''Old Hartwell - the life and times of the village that lost its name''. 2012: Glen Iris.</ref>

==Life==
Affleck migrated to Australia with his parents on the ''William Mitchell'' in 1839. His family had come to work off debts on local farms.<ref name="OldHartwellBook" /> Once the debt had been worked off, Affleck moved to [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]] and became the lessee of the [[Hawthorn Bridge]] toll booth. During this time, he also acquired land in Hartwell which he used for agricultural purposes.<ref name="OldHartwellBook" />

After unsuccessful enterprises in brickmaking fell through, he eventually left for Gippsland in 1858/59. Over subsequent years, he moved to farms across country Victoria and eventually settled in [[wikipedia:Lorquon|Lorquon]] in the Wimmera region of Victoria.<ref name="OldHartwellBook" />

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