Henry Dendy
| Henry Dendy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 24, 1800 Abinger, Surrey, England |
| Died |
February 11, 1881 (aged 80) Walhalla, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | brewer, grazier, land speculator, landowner |
| Known for | Founder of Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
Henry Dendy (1800-1881) was born in Abinger, Surrey, England.[1] He is best known for his purchase in 1841 of 5,120 acres (2,070 ha), or eight square miles, of land approximately 12 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The land, known as Dendy's Special Survey, was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations.[2] Dendy established the township of Brighton on his land purchase.
A depression hit the colony in 1843 and Dendy was bankrupted in 1845.
Dendy died at Walhalla, Victoria on 11 February 1881.
References
- ↑ Bate, Weston (2005). "Dendy, Henry (1800 – 1881)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ↑ Bate, Weston (1982), A History of Brighton (2nd ed.), Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, ISBN 0-522-84270-4
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