Robert Towns
(1794-1873)
Australian politician
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Robert Towns (10 November 1794 – 11 April 1873) was a British master mariner who settled in Australia where he became a businessman, sandalwood merchant, colonist, shipowner, pastoralist, politician, coolie and Kanaka slave trader, whaler and civic leader. He was the founder of Townsville, Queensland.
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1794 Longhorsley, Northumberland
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1873 (aged 78) Sydney, New South Wales
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