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Sir John Morphett [B 10205] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir John Morphett was born in London, met Colonel William Light while working in Egypt. He became interested in investing in the South Australian Company and arrived in Adelaide in 1836. He and his family profited greatly from land transactions. He made his stand in the new colony becoming a Member of the Legislative Council, sharing an interest in horse racing, encouraging South Australia as a pastoral colony. He founded South Australia's first Freemason Lodge.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.8 cm x 9.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1865

Photographer

Duryea

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Morphett, John, Sir, 1809-1892

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Digitisation information

Date

05/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,138 x 3,295 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

7.07 MB

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