Henry Fyshe Gisborne

Henry Fyshe Gisborne
Born
Henry Fyshe Gisborne

1813
Died21 April 1841, aged 27
At sea
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPublic servant
Known forCommissioner for Crown Lands of the Port Phillip District, founder of Flemington Racecourse and petitioner for Victoria's separation from New South Wales.

Henry Fyshe Gisborne (1813–1841) was the first Commissioner for Crown Lands of the Port Phillip District, founder of Flemington Racecourse and petitioner for Victoria's separation from New South Wales.[1]

  1. ^ Bassett, Marnie (1966). "Gisborne, Henry Fyshe (Fysche) (1813–1841)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2011.