Sir John Colton | |
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| 13th Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 6 June 1876 – 26 October 1877 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Anthony Musgrave |
| Preceded by | James Boucaut |
| Succeeded by | James Boucaut |
| In office 16 June 1884 – 16 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir William Robinson |
| Preceded by | John Cox Bray |
| Succeeded by | John Downer |
| South Australian House of Assembly | |
| In office 1862–1870 Serving with Charles Hewett, John Carr | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Anderson |
| Succeeded by | James Stewart |
| Constituency | Noarlunga |
| In office 1875–1878 Serving with John Carr | |
| Preceded by | Charles Myles |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Atkinson |
| Constituency | Noarlunga |
| In office 1880–1887 Serving with Thomas Atkinson | |
| Preceded by | John Carr |
| Succeeded by | Charles Dashwood |
| Constituency | Noarlunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1823 Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 February 1902 (aged 78) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Resting place | West Terrace Cemetery[1] |
| Spouse | |
Sir John Blackler Colton, KCMG (23 September 1823 – 6 February 1902) was an Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist.[2] His middle name, Blackler, was used only rarely, as on the birth certificate of his first son.
- ^ "The Late Sir John Colton". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 15 February 1902. p. 33. Retrieved 9 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Parr, S. R. "Colton, Sir John (1823–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 January 2014.