Robert Tarlton

Background

Tarlton was born in Birmingham, England and trained for the Ministry.

Career

In 1860 he had a draper"s shop on Rundle Street and by 1861 was a director of G. & R. Wills & Company Limited., a position he held until 1869. C. Bayer, John Dunn, Thomas Magarey, William Morgan, William Peacock, Robert Barr Smith, Thomas Greaves Waterhouse and others

He was chairman of directors, Commercial Bank of South Australia in 1886 when manager Alexander Crooks and accountant Alexander McKenzie Wilson were charged with embezzlement.

The bank"s liquidators subsequently sued him and fellow Directors James Crabb Verco, Alfred Tennant, Charles Rischbieth and Maurice Salom for £320,000 damages, claiming negligence. He was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1873 and retired in 1888

They moved to Launceston, Tasmania, where he was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1890, then in 1893 moved to "Willowdene", Frankfort, Orange Free State, where he died.

She died at her daughter"s residence in Johannesburg. Tarlton Street, Somerton may have been named for him.

Eldest daughter Florence (ca1855 – 7 November 1889) married Review

Osric Copland on 18 September 1879

Eldest son (Robert) Tatham Tarlton (ca1859 – 17 December 1894) lived at Johannesburg, died of tuberculosis

Second daughter Caroline Mary married West. Herbert Phillipps on 18 December 1877

Third daughter Louie married James Eddington Jefferis, Bachelor of Medicine, Certificated Master, Member Royal College of Surgeons, on 27 March 1888

Fourth daughter Lizzie married Henry South. Rickards on 13 September 1888.

Achievements

• He was in 1865 a founder of the Bank of Adelaide, along with Henry Ayers, Fred.