Person
Wollstonecraft, Edward (1783 - 1832)
- Born
- 1783
- Died
- 7 December 1832
Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Businessman
Summary
Edward Wollstonecraft, business partner and brother-in-law of Alexander Berry, arrived in Sydney in 1819. They established a profitable trading company in George St, Sydney. Together they were granted land in the Shoalhaven district which became a successful agricultural enterprise. Wollstonecraft was a founding member of the colony's first scientific organisation, the Philosophical Society of Australasia. A leading figure in the commercial life of the colony, he was concerned with maintaining the financial liquidity of the local economy. On his death in 1832, the business was closed and his interest in the Shoalhaven reverted to Berry.
Details
Chronology
- September 1819
- Life event - Arrived in Sydney
- June 1821 - 1822
- Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of Australasia
- 1822
- Career event - Appointed senior director, Bank of New South Wales
- 1822
- Career position - Member of Committee, Agricultural Society of New South Wales
- 1824
- Career event - Appointed Justice of the Peace
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Berry, Alexander, Reminiscences of Alexander Berry (Sydney: Angus a& Robertson, 1912), 194 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Stephen, M. D., 'Wollstonecraft, Edward (1783 - 1832), merchant and landowner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1877 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 620-1. Details
Journal Articles
- Jervis, J., 'Alexander Berry, the laird of Shoalhaven', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 21 (1) (1941), 18-87. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 20 March 2025