Frederick Powlett
Frederick Armand Powlett (6 January 1811 – 9 June 1865)[1] was a Treasurer of Victoria[2] and inaugural president of the Melbourne Cricket Club.[3]
Powlett was born in Shropshire, England, the son of the Reverend Charles Powlett[1] and descendant of cricket administrator Charles Powlett (1728–1809). Frederick Powlett travelled with John Franklin to Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania) in 1837.[1] Powlett then moved to the Port Phillip District being Commissioner of Crown Lands from 1838 to 1860[4] and becoming a police magistrate.[1]
Powlett was one of the five founders[3] of the Melbourne Cricket Club in November 1838 and was elected its inaugural president in 1841.[1][3]
Powlett was the first gold commissioner in Victoria — his district included Ballarat and Castlemaine.[1]
Powlett became Treasurer of Victoria on 30 September 1852 after the death of Alastair Mackenzie.[2]
Powlett became a captain the Castlemaine Rifles (Kyneton corps).[1]
On 9 June 1865 Powlett died at Kyneton, Victoria,[5] survived by his wife and only child, a daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sales, P. M. "Powlett, Frederick Armand (1811–1865)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ a b Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 74. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "MCC Chronology and Membership growth" (PDF). Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne". Gippsland Times. 14 June 1865. p. 3.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 17 June 1865. p. 8. Retrieved 23 August 2014.