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Henry Martyn Pollitt, son of Rev. James Pollitt [B 6148] • Photograph

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Summary

Canon Henry Martyn Pollitt (1840-1908) was born in Jamaica and was named after the great missionary to India. He married Caroline Carleton whose mother was the writer of the original Song of Australia. He was incumbent of All Saint's at Hindmarsh for 33 years and was honorary Canon of St Peter's Cathedral. He was educated at St Peter's College and ordained a deacon in 1864. He was known as a courteous and kindly gentleman, interested in church history and was also a prominent chess player at state level.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.7 cm x 8.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1869

Photographer

Jones, Henry

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Pollitt, Henry Martyn, -1908

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Digitisation information

Date

11/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

1,968 x 3,354 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

6.63 MB

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