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William Stammers Button
William Stammers Button (1795–1876) was an English free settler in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (later Colony of Tasmania, Tasmania). He served as the first mayor of Launceston from 1853 to 1856, and was associated with the beginnings of the Prince's Square, Princes Square Christ Church and Milton Hall, Launceston, Independent Church. England Button's life and achievements were recorded in an obituary printed in the Launceston ''The Examiner (Tasmania), Examiner'' two days after his death, which source is cited throughout this article. William Stammers Button was born at Nayland, Suffolk, in 1795, where his early boyhood was spent, removing to Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury, in the same county, while yet young, in which place he was associated in business with his uncle, in whose service he frequently travelled to various parts of England, visiting also France and Flanders. He afterwards used to recount to some of his friends the incidents of his voyages and long journeys by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stammers Button
William Stammers Button (1795–1876) was an English free settler in the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (later Colony of Tasmania, Tasmania). He served as the first mayor of Launceston from 1853 to 1856, and was associated with the beginnings of the Prince's Square, Princes Square Christ Church and Milton Hall, Launceston, Independent Church. England Button's life and achievements were recorded in an obituary printed in the Launceston ''The Examiner (Tasmania), Examiner'' two days after his death, which source is cited throughout this article. William Stammers Button was born at Nayland, Suffolk, in 1795, where his early boyhood was spent, removing to Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury, in the same county, while yet young, in which place he was associated in business with his uncle, in whose service he frequently travelled to various parts of England, visiting also France and Flanders. He afterwards used to recount to some of his friends the incidents of his voyages and long journeys by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |