Arthur Fydell Lindsay (c. 1816 – 10 May 1895) was a politician in the early days of the colony of

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History

Lindsay was born in

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, and emigrated to South Australia on arriving in December 1836 in company with

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(the Resident Commissioner),

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(Treasurer), and the Rev.

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(Colonial Chaplain), and was present at the proclamation of the province under the historic

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at Glenelg. Lindsay was trained as a surveyor and worked in that profession for a number of years, notably laying out the town of Hindmarsh for the Governor (who with his wife personally owned the land) in a partnership with the Governor's son John as "Lindsay & Hindmarsh". In July 1839 they transferred ownership of the land to A. F. Lindsay and

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. then took up a farm in the

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district. Lindsay served as the first member of the

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for the single-person electorate of

for the terms March 1857 – April 1860, when his colleagues were

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and

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. He was succeeded by (the unrelated)

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, then served the same electorate April 1870 – December 1871, with

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; and September 1873 – April 1878, with William Rogers and

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. He argued strongly for the construction of light railways on the narrow gauge system, but received little support, though he was later largely vindicated. He donated land for St. Augustine's church at Victor Harbor (he also gave land for the Methodist and Presbyterian churches), and was their third lay reader, serving in that position for over twenty years.

Family

Lindsay married Charlotte Henrietta Leworthy (c. 1823 – 6 February 1915) on 20 July 1852; they had a farm "Edyell" in Victor Harbor. Their children included: *Beatrice Mary Charlotte Lindsay (27 May 1853 – 28 November 1949) married William Hope Ross ( – 27 April 1929) on 29 April 1874 *Helen Georgina Fydell Lindsay ( – 2 June 1925) married Aubrey Percival Gwynne (c. 1860 – c. 30 May 1930) on 21 April 1896. Gwynne was a member of the 1891 Royal Geographical Society "Elder Expedition" to Central Australia under David Lindsay (not closely related) He died a virtual recluse. *Betana Caroline Lindsay (22 September 1861 – 30 April 1943) married Edgar J Salom (c. 1873 – 6 July 1898). She ran a rest home in North Adelaide. *Arthur Reginald Fydell Lindsay (30 November 1863 – 27 September 1913) was member of SAJC and ARC. *Gertrude Theodora Fydell Lindsay ( – 1 April 1946) married Dr. Robert Walter Stewart (c. 1849 – 11 November 1921) :*Eleanor Charlotte "Nora" Stewart (1879-1966), ballet teacher *Clarice M. Amelia Fydell Lindsay ( – 25 June 1941) married Horace James Page (1856 – December 1936) on 22 December 1915 His brother, solicitor Richard Fydell Lindsay (c. 1819 – 13 July 1861) married Isabella Leworthy (c. 1829 – 29 March 1905). He was convicted for assaulting John Hindmarsh (son of

) in November 1860. He was not related to

, who followed him as a representative for Encounter Bay.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, Arthur Fydell Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian pastoralists Australian surveyors 1817 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians People from Boston, Lincolnshire 19th-century Australian businesspeople