George Mercer (1772-1853) was a Scottish merchant and landholder.[1][2] He was a member of the Port Phillip Association, formed in June 1835 to settle land in what would become Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
George Mercer | |
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| Born | 21 July 1772 Kinwood, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 7 December 1853 (aged 81) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spouse | Frances Charlotte Reid |
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While he never visited Australia, his sons George and John and nephew William Mercer took up land near Geelong, before retiring to Scotland.
References
edit- ^ Brown, P. L. (1967). "Mercer, George (1772–1853)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Holmes à Court, Polly (9 August 2013). "George Dempster Mercer". Holmes à Court family history. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-08.