Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, part-owner of the influential Globe newspaper, and a prolific writer. He also chaired the board of the London-based South Australian Colonisation Commission created by the South Australia Act 1834 to oversee the new colony of South Australia, before the colony went bankrupt and he was sacked in 1841. He was chiefly known for championing the cause for emigration to the new colony, and his name lives on in Adelaide's main river, the Torrens, the suburb of Torrensville and a few other places.
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Date of Birth
January 1st, 1780
Age
244
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
Date of Death
May 27th, 1864
Died Aged
84
Star Sign
Capricorn
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