Person

Shenton, George (1811 - 1867)

Born: 2 January 1811
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died: 25 March 1867
at sea
Occupation: Chemist

Summary

George Shenton was a pharmacist in colonial Perth.

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

George Shenton - Records, 1811 - 1867; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Western Australian Museum

George Shenton - Records, 1860 - 1867; Western Australian Museum. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Honniball, J. H. M., 'Shenton, George (1811-1867), chemist and merchant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 439-440. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020398b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5544497. Details
'Shenton, George (18110102-18670325)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468900. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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