Background
Strangways was the second son of late Henry Bulletin Strangways of Shapwick, Somerset, England.
Strangways was the second son of late Henry Bulletin Strangways of Shapwick, Somerset, England.
He sat on the Street Naming Committee, where Strangways Terrace, located in North Adelaide was named after him. In November 1837, Strangways, Young Bingham Hutchinson and a party explored the Fleurieu Peninsula and Lake Alexandrina region, searching for other outlets to the Southern Ocean. In the process, they discovered Currency Creek, which they named after the whale boat they were using, the Currency Lass.
Strangways died in Glenelg, South Australia or Saint Leonard"s on 23 February 1859, aged 49.
His widow, an invalid, went to live with H. B. T. Strangways, then with Mistress B. Clark at Childers Street, North Adelaide in an arrangement which has the appearance of protective custody.
As a result, Mistress Strangways was taken in Rounsevell"s carriage to Mr.
Fowler"s home "Elderslie" at Woodside, where she died some eighteen years later.
Strangways was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council and Colonial Secretary 22 August 1837 to 12 July 1838.