Robert Quayle Kermode (1812 – 4 May 1870) was a British politician. He was a member of the

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and the

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in the 1850s and 1860s. In 1852

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claimed Kermode to be the richest Manxman in the world, in his book ''Our Antipodes''. Kermode's mansion, Mona Vale, itself was at the time the largest house in Australia.

Life

Kermode was born on the

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. His parents were William Kermode (1780-1852), a merchant and settler from the Isle of Man, and Margaret Kermode (née Quayle). Kermode arrived in

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with his father in 1827 and married his wife, Martha, daughter of

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in November 1839. Kermode was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the Electoral division of Campbell Town from 28 October 1851 to 1852 and for the Electoral division of Longford from 10 October 1856 until resigning in 1857. Kermode was then a member of the Assembly for Ringwood from 16 May 1857 to 1859 and again from 17 June 1861 to 1862. Then Kermode represented the Electoral division of North Esk from 13 June 1864 until retiring on 18 July 1868. Kermode died on the 4th of May, 1870, at the age of 58.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kermode, Robert 1812 births 1870 deaths Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian people of Manx descent Manx emigrants to Australia 19th-century Australian politicians