Facts:   - death place: west preston , victoria    - clubs: essendon    - years: 1897 -- 1898    - statsend: 1898    - originalteam: city -lrb- hobart -rrb-    - death date: 9 january 1949      - birth date: 23 april 1869    - fullname: george james phillips vautin    - name: george vautin    - birth place: orielton , tasmania   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george vautin .
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george james phillips vautin -lrb- 23 april 1869 -- 9 january 1949 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with essendon in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .he was born at orielton , tasmania and died at west preston , victoria .vautin was from tasmania and played at the city football club in hobart .a rover , he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in victoria , impressing the essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 vfa season .the vfl began in 1897 and vautin was a member of the inaugural premiership side .he was also a cricketer , playing a first-class match for tasmania in 1889/90 and another for victoria in 1894/95 .