Hugh Glass (pastoralist)
This article is about the 19th Century Australian pastoralist. For the 19th Century American frontiersman of the same name, see Hugh Glass.
| Hugh Glass | |
|---|---|
 Hugh Glass | |
| Born |
1817 Portaferry, County Down, Ireland |
| Died |
15 May 1871 Flemington, Victoria |
Hugh Glass (1817-1871) was one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Victoria, Australia in the 1850s and 1860s.[1] His wealth was built on pastoral holdings and land deals and he exercised enormous influence over the colony's parliament.
Glass was born in Portaferry, County Down, Ireland in 1817. In 1840 he migrated to Victoria and by 1845 he was established as a station agent and merchant. Glass speculated in buying and selling rural landholdings. In 1862 he was considered the richest man in Victoria, but his business empire collapsed in the late 1860s.
Glass died on 15 May 1871 in Flemington, Victoria.[2]
References
- ↑ Senyard, J. E. (1972). "Glass, Hugh (1817–1871)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 4. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Mr Hugh Glass". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1871. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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