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Simeon Lord

Simeon Lord, c. 1830
Artist unknown
Watercolour on ivory
Presented by JS Ramsay, Esq, 1916
MIN 92

Transported for seven years for theft, Simeon Lord arrived in Sydney in 1791. Emancipated early, he rapidly built up a substantial mercantile empire with interests in trade, manufacturing and land. Macquarie appointed him magistrate in 1810, and he was a frequent guest at Government House.