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.