Person
Bailey, John (1) (1800 - 1864)
- Born
- 1800
Hackney, London, England - Died
- 1864
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Horticulturist
Summary
John Bailey was appointed South Australian Government Botanist and Curator of the Botanic Garden in 1839. In 1841 he established a farm and a nursery business in partnership with his children, one of them being F.M. Bailey.
Details
Born London, 1800. Died Adelaide 1864. Trained in Loddige's Nursery. Migrated to South Australia 1838; government botanist and curator of proposed botanic garden from March 1839; retrenched by Governor Grey ca 1841; farmer; established private nursery in Hackney, near Adelaide, with two sons, one being Frederick Manson Bailey (q.v.).
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
Queensland Herbarium
- John (1) Bailey - Records, 1912 - 1949; Queensland Herbarium. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- White, C. T., 'The Bailey Family and its Place in the Botanical History of Australia', The Journal of the Historical Society of Queensland, 3 (5) (1945), 362-368. Details
Resources
- 'Bailey, John (1800-18641231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477177. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 11 January 2022
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