George Strickland Kingston
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For other people with the same name, see George Kingston (disambiguation).
Sir George Strickland Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880)[1] was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia. He arrived in South Australia on the Cygnet in 1836.[2] Kingston was also the first Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly.[1]
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Sir George Strickland Kingston | |
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Born | (1807-08-23)23 August 1807 Bandon, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 26 November 1880(1880-11-26) (aged 73) aboard the RMS Malwa on his way to India |
Resting place | Buried at sea |
Occupation(s) | Surveyor, civil engineer, architect |
Spouse(s) | Henrietta Ann McDonough (1807–1839), Ludovina Catherina da Silva Cameron (1824–1851), Emma Mary Ann Catherine Berry Lipson (1816–1876) |
Children | Ludovina Cameron Kingston, b. 16 March 1842; Hester Holland Kingston, b. 30 October 1843; Charlotte Julian Kingston, b. 11 September 1845; George John Finnis Kingston, b. 26 May 1847; Strickland Gough Kingston, b. 18 December 1848; Charles Cameron Kingston, b. 22 October 1850 |
Parent(s) | George Kingston and Hester Holland |
Member of South Australian Legislative Council | |
In office 10 July 1851 – 2 February 1857 | |
Member for The Burra and Clare in the South Australian House of Assembly | |
In office 9 March 1857 – 22 March 1860 | |
first Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly of House of Assembly | |
In office 22 April 1857 – 22 March 1860 | |
Member for Stanley in the South Australian House of Assembly | |
In office 6 May 1861 – 26 November 1880 | |
Speaker of House of Assembly | |
In office 31 March 1865 – 26 November 1880 | |
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