PSA -- 1863-1863, 1865-1865 -- Francis Dutton Traditional Cache
PSA -- 1863-1863, 1865-1865 -- Francis Dutton
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Continuing on a similar theme to the Australian Prime Ministers, welcome to the Premiers of South Australia Series. This series has 45 caches placed over 12.5 km – Enjoy!
Born circa 1818 Francis Dutton was born in Germany of British parents before migrating to Brazil at the age of 17. He travelled to New South Wales, and settled in South Australia in 1841.
Early involvement with the mining industry, including the discovery of the Kapunda copper mine with Captain C.H. Bagot, made Dutton's fortune and enabled him to enter politics. He was a member of the Legislative Council for East Adelaide from 1851-1857 and in this capacity was active in drafting South Australia's constitution.
In 1857, he was elected under the new constitution to the seat of Adelaide, held office under Hanson as Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration, and in 1860 was returned as member for Light, a position he held until 1865. In June 1863 he proposed a motion of censure in the Waterhouse government over alleged financial irregularities, causing Waterhouse and his government to resign.
Dutton formed a ministry in July of that year, but lack of support in the Legislative Council saw his term as Premier over after 11 days. He served as Premier again in 1865 before resigning to take up the post of Agent-General for South Australia in London which he held until his death in 1877.
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