Background
English was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England, and arrived in Adelaide on 11 January 1850 on the barque Richardson.
English was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England, and arrived in Adelaide on 11 January 1850 on the barque Richardson.
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English died at his residence in Parkside, South Australia on 17 December 1884. The Hundred of English was named after English when it was proclaimed in 1866. lieutenant includes the towns of Robertstown and Point Pass in the Mid North of South Australia.
English was Minister of Works, South Australia, and a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1 March 1865 to 1 August 1878 and from 29 May 1882 till his death, and was Commissioner of Public Works in the John Hart Government from 23 October 1865 to March 1966, and in the James Boucaut Ministry from the latter date till 3 May 1867.