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Robert Torrens
Robert Richard Torrens
19th-century South Australian politician responsible for the introduction of Torrens title.
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Robert Torrens
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Educated At
Trinity College, Dublin
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Cork
Place of Death
Falmouth
Position Held
Premier of South Australia
(9/1/1857 - 9/30/1857)
Member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/17/1868 - 1/26/1874)
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
(2/21/1851 - 2/2/1857)
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
(3/9/1857 - 7/1/1858)
Chief Secretary of South Australia
(9/1/1857 - 9/30/1857)
Treasurer of South Australia
(10/24/1856 - 8/21/1857)
Date of Death
8/31/1884
Date of Birth
7/1/1814
5/31/1812
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
(1872)
Point in Time
:
1872
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
(1884)
Point in Time
:
1884
Robert Torrens
Male
Politician
Civil Servant
Robert
Series Ordinal
:
1
Richard
Series Ordinal
:
2
Torrens
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Australia
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Anachronism
Robert Richard Torrens
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Torrens, Robert Richard (DNB00)
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Torrens, Hon. Sir Robert Richard
English
London
South Australia
Robert Richard Torrens
Liberal Party
(11/17/1868 - )
Start Time
:
11/17/1868
Politician Before the Emergence of Political Parties
( - 1858)
End Time
:
1858
English
Government of South Australia
1857 South Australian Colonial Election
Series Ordinal
:
1
Electoral District
:
City of Adelaide
1857 City of Adelaide Colonial Election
1868 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Cambridge
English
Charity Herbert Chute
Barbara Park
(1839 - )
End Time
:
unknown value
Start Time
:
1839
Unnamed
:
1884
Academic Degree
:
Master of Arts
Replaces
:
John Baker
Replaced By
:
Richard Davies Hanson
Series Ordinal
:
3
Member of Cabinet
:
Torrens Ministry
Start Time
:
9/1/1857
End Time
:
9/30/1857
Elected In
:
1868 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Cambridge
Parliamentary Group
:
Liberal Party
Parliamentary Term
:
20th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Start Time
:
11/17/1868
End Time
:
1/26/1874
Parliamentary Group
:
Politician Before the Emergence of Political Parties
Parliamentary Term
:
1st Legislative Council of South Australia
Parliamentary Term
:
2nd Legislative Council of South Australia
Start Time
:
2/21/1851
End Time
:
2/2/1857
Replaced By
:
Judah Solomon
Elected In
:
1857 South Australian Colonial Election
Electoral District
:
City of Adelaide
Parliamentary Group
:
Politician Before the Emergence of Political Parties
Parliamentary Term
:
1st Parliament of South Australia
Together With
:
Richard Davies Hanson
Together With
:
Francis Dutton
Together With
:
Boyle Travers Finniss
Together With
:
John Neales
Together With
:
William Burford
Start Time
:
3/9/1857
End Time
:
7/1/1858
Replaces
:
John Baker
Replaced By
:
William Younghusband
Series Ordinal
:
3
Member of Cabinet
:
Torrens Ministry
Start Time
:
9/1/1857
End Time
:
9/30/1857
Replaces
:
Unnamed
Replaced By
:
John Hart
Series Ordinal
:
1
Member of Cabinet
:
Finniss Ministry
Start Time
:
10/24/1856
End Time
:
8/21/1857
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