Thomas Bracken

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New Zealand poet New Zealand politician human journalist poet politician

Thomas Bracken was a 19th-century New Zealand poet and politician best known for writing the words to what became one of the country's national anthems.

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instanceOf New Zealand poet →
New Zealand politician →
human →
journalist →
poet →
politician →
associatedWith Otago →
burialPlace Dunedin →
centuryOfActivity 19th century →
countryOfBirth Ireland →
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand →
United Kingdom →
countryOfDeath New Zealand →
dateOfBirth 1843 →
dateOfDeath 1898 →
emigratedTo New Zealand →
ethnicGroup Irish people →
familyName Bracken →
genre poetry →
givenName Thomas →
hasInfluenceOn New Zealand national identity →
hasOccupation public servant →
hasWorkInGenre patriotic poetry →
knownFor writing the words of "God Defend New Zealand" →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
name Thomas Bracken self-link →
nationality Irish →
New Zealander →
notableWork God Defend New Zealand →
occupation editor →
journalist →
poet →
politician →
placeOfActivity Dunedin →
New Zealand →
Otago →
placeOfBirth Clones →
placeOfDeath Dunedin →
politicalSystem Parliamentary democracy of New Zealand →
positionHeld Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives →
religion Christianity →
residence Dunedin →
workUsedAs national anthem of New Zealand →
wroteLyricsFor God Defend New Zealand →

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God Defend New Zealand → lyricist → Thomas Bracken →
Thomas Bracken → name → Thomas Bracken self-link →