George Meredith (Tasmanian settler), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Meredith (Tasmanian settler)
- George Meredith (13 February 1777 – 1856) was the head of the Meredith family who, with the Amos family, were the first white settlers on the east coast of Tasmania.
- 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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