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John Rundle

1791 – 1864

British politician

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Lived 1791 – 1864 (aged 72–73). John Rundle was a British politician.

John Rundle (1791 – January 1864) was a British Whig politician and businessman.

From 1835 to 1843, he was a member of parliament, representing Tavistock in the House of Commons. He was one of the original directors and financiers of the South Australia Company, the company that was formed in London in 1834 to promote the settlement of the colony that was to become South Australia. He was an original director of the South Australian Banking Company and the first chairman of the South Australian School Society whilst living in England. Rundle never visited South Australia. His business interests included the Tavistock Bank, Gill and Rundle – Merchants and Carriers, Rundle and Co Gas Works, Gill and Rundle Foundry and a brewery. A canal linking Tavistock to the port at Plymouth was leased by his company and they had their own lime kilns, warehouses and wharves. In the 1840s his business affairs soured and he finally moved to London to live with his daughter where he died in poverty.

Rundle Mall and Rundle Street in the Adelaide central business district bear his name. John Rundle married Barbara Gill in 1825. They had one daughter who was the famed author Elizabeth Rundle Charles.

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Important facts

Born
1791
Birth century
Died
1864
Occupation
Positions held
Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Rundle's

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Rundle?

British politician

When was John Rundle born?

John Rundle was born in 1791.

When did John Rundle die?

John Rundle died in 1864.

What was John Rundle's occupation?

John Rundle was a politician.

What nationality was John Rundle?

John Rundle was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Rundle

· Wikidata: Q6255933

· DBpedia: John Rundle

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