Dictionary of Sydney

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Marsden, Samuel

Anglican chaplain who used his extensive landholdings to promote the sheep industry but is equally remembered for his extreme severity as a magistrate.

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Born
Farsley, Yorkshire, England
24 Jun 1765
Arrived Sydney
10 Mar 1794
Died
Windsor
12 May 1838
Buried
15 May 1838
Name
Colloquial
Flogging Parson
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Property
Owner of
Owner of
1820 - 1838
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