Person
Kemble, Francis (1784? - 1844)
- Born
- 1784?
England - Died
- 19 June 1844
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Company director
Summary
Francis Kemble formed the Australian Sugar Company with William Knox Child in 1841. However after a trade slump and disagreements among the principals the company was closed within a year. The following year Kemble resurrected the company calling it the Australasian Sugar Company. He was works manager there until 1843.
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Chronology
- 1840
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney)
- 1841
- Career position - Established the Australian Sugar Refining Company
- 1842 -
- Career position - Australasian Sugar Company formed
- 1842 - 1843
- Career position - Works Manager at the Australasian Sugar Company
- 1844
- Career position - Member of the Sydney Municipal Council
Published resources
Book Sections
- Lowndes, A. G., 'Kemble, Francis (1784?-1844), company promoter' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Douglas Pike, ed., vol. 2 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 38-39. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020036b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Kemble, Francis (1784-1844)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469627. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_k.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 29 January 2007
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