William Effingham Lawrence

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William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841)

Van Diemen’s Land due to poor health. On his leaving England Bentham wrote to a friend in Rio de Janeiro: ‘Our excellent friend on his way to Australia is not without thoughts of touching at Rio de Janeiro: a worthier man, a more benevolent cosmopolite, never left any country; and very few better informed or more intelligent’.[1]

He purchased a small cutter, the Lord Liverpool and sailed via South America in 1822. On the way he sailed into

Van Diemen’s Land
.

Lawrence arrived in 1823 and, by order of the

George Arthur arrived he was informed of the size of the grant, and ordered an inquiry, sending John Helder Wedge
to survey the grant.

Wedge and Lawrence became friends and Wedge’s niece Anne Wedge married Lawrence’s son Robert William Lawrence in 1832.

Lawrence’s pastoral interests continued throughout the next 20 years and he eventually became one of the largest landowners in the colony. Lawrence was also prominent in the field of education, helping establish a school in the

Launceston Church of England Grammar School
.

Under Governor

Austro-Sardinian War
(1860–61).

References

  1. ^ a b Wall, Bruce (1967). "Lawrence, William Effingham (1781–1841)".
    OCLC 70677943
    . Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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