Robert Landale

Robert Landale (17 December 1832 – 5 November 1903) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Grave of Robert Landale in Brookwood Cemetery

Born at Lindifferon in Fife, Landale was a pastoralist who settled in the Moulamein area in 1860s with his brother Alexander.[1] He was elected as the member for Murray in December 1864 and represented it for the rest of the parliamentary term, finishing in November 1869. He died on 5 November 1903(1903-11-05) (aged 70) in England,[2] and is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in a substantial family plot in Plot 103.

He was survived by his wife Eliza Harvey, a daughter and four sons, Robert Hunter, Cyril, Percy and Walter.[3][4]

References
  1. "An Australian's death". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2022 – via Trove.
  2. "Mr Robert Landale (1833-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "A big estate: Robert Landale's will valued at £240,205". The Australian Star. 10 May 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2022 – via Trove.
  4. "Robert Hunter Landale". The Pastoral Review. 15 February 1919. p. 121. Retrieved 22 September 2022 – via Obituaries Australia.

 


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