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Alexander Lang Elder [B 6973] • Photograph

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Summary

Alexander Lang Elder, brother of Sir John Elder, brother in law of J.B. Austin. He was a businessman and politician in colonial South Australia. He emigrated to SA in 1839 and founded Elders Limited. He left for England in 1853 to head the firm of AL Elders and Co. in London. Whilst living in Adelaide he was a member of the SA Legislative Council. He married a daughter of the Rev. John Baptist Austin. According to a researcher, Alexander Lang Elder was the brother of Sir Thomas Elder not Sir John Elder.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.1 cm x 8.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Elder, Alexander Lang, 1815-1885

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,053 x 3,290 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

20.28 MB

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