The Honourable William Langdon

Member of the Legislative Council of Tasmania
Born
6 November 1790, Montacute (Somerset), England
Died
23 May 1879, Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Sex
Male
Father
The Revd William Langdon (CofE priest)
Mother
Nancy Bonnell
Married (1) Anne Elliott; (2) Anne Chaffey

Parliamentary service

Member of the Legislative Council of Tasmania

Career

  • Royal Navy offr 1804-15 (Lt from 1811.
  • Hon Cdr from 1853).
  • Master mariner and shipowner.
  • Gen merchant.
  • Arrived in VDL 1823.
  • Landowner and pastoralist.
  • First Englishman to own property in the Falkland Islands.

Sources

Other:
  • FamilySearch.
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