Henry Dangar | |
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Born | St Neot, Cornwall, England, UK | 18 November 1796
Died | 2 March 1861 Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 64)
Burial place | Camperdown Singleton |
Occupation(s) | Surveyor, explorer, magistrate, politician |
Years active | 1821−1855 |
Henry Dangar (1796–1861) was a surveyor and explorer of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. Despite an upheld challenge to some of his early land claims, he received huge land grants.
He became a successful pastoralist and businessman. Dangar also served as a magistrate and politician. In 1845 he was first elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and served until 1851.[1]