Henry Dendy (1800-1881) was born in Abinger, Surrey, England.[1] He is best known for his purchase in 1841 of 5,120 acres (2,070 ha), or eight square miles, of land approximately 12 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The land, known as Dendy's Special Survey, was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations.[2] Dendy established the township of Brighton on his land purchase. Dendy is also associated with Eltham, Victoria where he was an early settler and operated a flour mill.[3]
Henry Dendy | |
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| Born | May 24, 1800 Abinger, Surrey, England |
| Died | February 11, 1881 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | brewer, grazier, land speculator, landowner |
| Known for | Founder of Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
A depression hit the colony in 1843 and Dendy was bankrupted in 1845.
References edit
- ^ Bate, Weston (2005). "Dendy, Henry (1800 – 1881)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Bate, Weston (1982), A History of Brighton (2nd ed.), Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, ISBN 0-522-84270-4
- ^ Bate, Weston, "Dendy, Henry (1800–1881)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 24 May 2020