The Honourable Francis Ormond

Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria
Born
23 November 1829, Aberdeen, Scotland
Died
5 May 1889, Pau, France
Sex
Male
Father
Francis Ormond (master mariner and pastoralist)
Mother
Isabella Esson
Married (1) Mary Greeves (daughter of George Paul Adolphus Greeves, med practitioner); (2) Mary Irvine Oliphant (daughter of Ebenezer Oliphant, pastoralist)

Parliamentary service

Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria

Career

  • Arrived in Port Phillip District c1841.
  • Pastoralist.
  • Stock breeder.
  • JP for Vic.
  • Philanthropist.
  • Chairman, Working Men's Coll, Melb.
  • Chairman, Presbyterian Ladies' Coll, Melb.

Sources

Notes

Net value of estate "nearly £2 million" (ADB).
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