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Sir John Morphett [B 61199] • Artwork

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Sir John Morphett.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.6 cm x 11.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1834

Artist

Lawrence, Thomas

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Morphett, John, Sir, 1809-1892
Gliddon (Family)
Morphett (Family)

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Historical information

Morphett was born 4th May 1809 in London England a son of Nathaniel Morphett and Mary, née Gliddon, of Cummins, Ide, Devon. On 15 August 1838 Morphett married Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of J. H. Fisher. They had six daughters and five sons, four who survived him. Knighted in 1870, Morphett died at his house, Cummins House, 7th November 1892 in Morphettville, Adelaide South Australia. Sir John Morphett was a benefactor, company director, explorer, immigration promoter, land owner and politician (Member of the Upper House His legacy includes his name as a feature of South Australia's toponymy, including the suburbs of Morphettville, Morphett Vale, the street Morphett Street and the electoral district of Morphett. See 'The Australian Dictionary of Biography' for more information. 'Morphett, Sir John (1809-1892)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morphett-sir-john-2483/text3337 accessed 4 February 2013.

The artist Thomas Lawrence, was born on 13 April 1769 at Bristol, England and died on 7 January 1830 at London, England.

Digitisation information

Date

12/02/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,871 x 4,644 pixels (18.0 MP)

Size

53.96 MB

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