Edward Collinson

Edward Gascoigne[lower-alpha 1] Collinson (1801 – April 1861[1]) was a businessman and politician in the early days of the colonies of Western Australia and South Australia.

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Edward Collinson (cricketer).

History

He arrived in Swan River Colony (now Western Australia) in 1829 and was for some time a government employee.[2]

He moved to South Australia around 1847[1] and set up in business as a shipping agent, taking over the lease of Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide to which he added the bonded warehouse in 1848. In 1851 Collinson and Younghusband built a wharf at the top end of the Port River opposite Fletcher's Slip, officially named "Princes Wharf"[3] but was generally known as "Collinson's Wharf" until around 1861.[4]

He was member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of Port Adelaide from 11 October 1858[5] to 12 March 1860.[6] He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1860.[7][8] He was a trustee for the Port Adelaide Harbour Trust.[9][10]

On 23 November 1833 he was married by the Rev. J. B. Wittenoom to Mary Lucile Birkett, daughter of Josephine Marie Louise Madeleine Birkett, née L'Afferiare, and James Birkett of H.M. 86th Regiment.[11] They had no children. He accumulated substantial real estate property which was disposed of in 1899.[12]

Notes
  1. His middle name has been variously spelled as "Gascoyne" and "Gascoyen".

References
  1. "Funeral of E. G. Collinson". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 April 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. Notes in library catalogue entry have details about Collinsons time in Perth - Stone, Alfred Hawes (1862), Collinson Cottage, Perth, retrieved 22 February 2020
  3. "Mudpunchers' Festival". Adelaide Observer. South Australia. 28 June 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "John Sweeney's Memories of the Port". Port Adelaide News. South Australia. 26 December 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Proceedings in Parliament". South Australian Register. South Australia. 13 October 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "II.—Political". The South Australian Advertiser. South Australia. 18 February 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "The Government Gazette". Adelaide Observer. National Library of Australia. 5 May 1860. p. 8. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. "Police Court, Port Adelaide". South Australian Weekly Chronicle. South Australia. 13 October 1860. p. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "The Parliament". The South Australian Advertiser. South Australia. 14 August 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Trove.
  10. Stacy, E. J., active 1890-1899 (1899), Sixty years of Port Adelaide : a retrospect / by E.J. Stacy, [s.n.], retrieved 23 February 2020CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. "Married". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. WA: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1833. p. 190. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  12. "Advertising". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 11 August 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 3 April 2015.·
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