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Nicol Drysdale Stenhouse Nicol Drysdale Stenhouse i(A58859 works by)
Born: Established: 27 Jun 1806
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 18 Feb 1873 Balmain, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1839
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BiographyHistory

Stenhouse practiced as a solicitor and became the centre of a circle which included many writers and intellectuals. He provided financial and moral support to Daniel Deniehy, Charles Harpur, Henry Kendall and others. His extensive library is now in the Fisher Library of the University of Sydney. For more information see Ann-Marie Jordens, The Stenhouse Circle (1979).

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Notes

  • See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Nicol Drysdale Stenhouse (1806-1873).

  • In 1912, Stenhouse's daughters received a pension of £52 per annum from the Commonwealth Literary Fund.

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