Frederick Gonnerman Dalgety (Canada, 3 December 1817–London, 20 March 1894) was a merchant and financier, the founder of
Dalgety plc, one of the
United Kingdom's largest
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s. He was born in Canada to Alexander Dalgety, army officer, and his wife Elizabeth, née Doidge.
Career
Dalgety arrived at
Sydney
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in Australia on 2 June 1834 (at the age of 16) in the ''Dryade'' and was an apprentice
clerk in a local merchandising business, T. C. Breillat & Co,
[Frederick Dalgety at Australian Dictionary of Biography]
/ref> a business that was just being set up by Thomas Chaplin Breillat.
In December 1842 he moved to Melbourne, which had only recently been established, and became manager of a new wool trading firm.[PIC International Group PLC]
/ref>[ Between 1851-1855 he made about £150,000 from his gold speculations alone. At this time he lived at ]Como House
Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for Sir Edward Eyre Williams, and now serves as a tourist attraction under the custodianship of the National ...
in Melbourne which he bought in 1852, but sold it within a year.James Blackwood at Australian Dictionary of Biography
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In 1859, he returned to live permanently in England at Lockerley
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Hall in Hampshire and was appointed