The Honourable William Lodewyk Crowther

Premier of Tasmania
Born
15 April 1817, Haarlem (Holland), Netherlands
Died
12 April 1885, Hobart, Tasmania
Sex
Male
Father
William Crowther (med practitioner)
Mother
Sarah Pearson (daughter of George Pearson, Mayor of Macclesfield, Cheshire)
Married Sarah Victoria Marie Louise Muller (daughter of Colonel A B Muller); father of Dr Edward Lodewyk Crowther [qv]

Parliamentary service

Member of the House of Assembly of Tasmania
Member of the Legislative Council of Tasmania
Member of the Executive Council of Tasmania

Career

  • MRCS Eng 1841, Hon FRCS Eng 1874, LRCP Lond 1841.
  • Med practitioner.
  • Surgeon.
  • Timber merchant.
  • Shipowner.
  • Premier of Tas 1878-79.

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