William Lonsdale | |
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| Born | 2 October 1799 |
| Died | 28 March 1864 (aged 64) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Colonist, public servant |
| Spouse | Martha Smythe |
| Children | 4 sons and 4 daughters |
William Lonsdale (2[1] or 21[2] October 1799 – 28 March 1864)[1] supervised the founding of the official settlement at Port Phillip (later named Melbourne) from 1836 and went on to serve under the Superintendent La Trobe from 1839 to 1854.
- ^ a b Penny, B. R. "Lonsdale, William (1799–1864)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ James Theodore Ivan Rangelov. "The Port Phillip Magistrates, 1835–1851 (Ph.D. thesis)" (PDF). p. 190. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.