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'''George Meredith''' (13 February 1777 – 1856) was the head of the Meredith family who, with the Amos family, were first settlers on the east coast of [[Tasmania]].<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |
'''George Meredith''' (13 February 1777 – 1856) was the head of the Meredith family who, with the Amos family, were the first settlers on the east coast of [[Tasmania]].<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |
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Revision as of 18:18, 15 January 2009
George Meredith (13 February 1777 – 1856) was the head of the Meredith family who, with the Amos family, were the first settlers on the east coast of Tasmania.[1] Meredith arrived in Hobart in 1821 and farmed near Swansea. Meredith's daughter Clara married Richard Dry, Tasmanian Premier and the first Australian to receive a knighthood. Meredith's son was the politician, Charles Meredith and Charles' wife was the artist and author, Louisa Anne Meredith. Meredith's grandson, Duncan Boyes won the Victoria Cross at Shimonoseki, Japan in 1865. A memorial to George Meredith can be found in All Saints churchyard, Swansea.
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- ^ Hodgson, David (1967). "Meredith, George (1777 - 1856)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 January 2009.