| 词条 | Edward Stirling (politician) |
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Edward Stirling (1804 – 2 February 1873) was an early settler of South Australia, a member of the Legislative Council, and played an instrumental role in the drafting of South Australia's first written constitution. Edward was the father of scientist Edward Charles Stirling (1848–1919). HistoryEdward emigrated to South Australia around 1840 with his cousin Charles Stirling.[1] He came to South Australia after receiving £1000 from his father, Archibald, who had been a slaveholder on four estates in Jamaica] in the British West Indies.[2] Edward Stirling was the illegitimate son of Archibald and a Creole woman possibly named Jeanne.[3] He married Harriett Taylor in 1847; they settled at Strathalbyn, South Australia, and at their home "The Lodge", their eldest son Edward Charles Stirling was born.[4] He and Grote tried sheep farming in the South-East, with little success, and brought the remaining flock to Lake Alexandrina.[1] He was, with Thomas Elder, a partner in Elder Stirling and Company before that firm became Elder Smith and Company, which proved profitable.[1] He speculated, with some success, in the Moonta and Wallaroo mines. He was Director of the South Australian Banking Company from April, 1859, to the end of 1864. In 1865 he and Harriett and two sons John and Archibald and three daughters returned to England, where he joined the London Court of Directors, of which he was Chairman at the time of his death.[1] PoliticsIn September 1855 he contested the seat of Hindmarsh, without success, but was almost immediately appointed as nominated member to the 1855 Legislative Council, and was an elected member of the 1857 Legislative Council. While parliament was in session the family lived at Urrbrae, which he rented from Alexander MacGeorge. Other interestsHe was a patron of the Strathalbyn Presbyterian Church, and around 1860, before leaving the Colony for England presented that church with a bell-tower.[1] He and his brother-in-law John Taylor were friends of Catherine Helen Spence.[5] FamilyHe married Harriett Taylor on 4 August 1847.[6] Among their children were:
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39300500 |title=The Late Mr. Edward Stirling |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=5 February 1873 |accessdate=30 August 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stirling, Edward}}2. ^{{cite journal |doi=10.17613/d8ht-p058 |year=2019 |last1=Coventry |first1=C.J. |title=Links in the Chain: British slavery, Victoria and South Australia |journal=Before/Now |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=35–36}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18902 |title=Archibald Stirling the younger - Profile & Legacies Summary |work=Legacies of British Slave-ownership |publisher=University College London |accessdate=5 April 2019}} 4. ^1 Hans Mincham, 'Stirling, Edward (1804–1873)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, Melbourne University Press, 1976, pp 200–201. 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58141234 |title=The Late Catherine Helen Spence |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=9 May 1910 |accessdate=30 August 2014 |page=14 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71609015 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=The South Australian |location=Adelaide |date=6 August 1847 |accessdate=30 August 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197677632 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Evening Journal |volume=VII, |issue=1831 |location=South Australia |date=9 January 1875 |accessdate=30 August 2018 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4937861 |title=Personal |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=21 January 1904 |accessdate=30 August 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59910541 |title=Concerning People |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=27 November 1916 |accessdate=30 August 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^http://www.stirlingadelaidehills.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=53 6 : Settlers of South Australia|Australian businesspeople|Members of the South Australian Legislative Council|1804 births|1873 deaths|19th-century Australian politicians |
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