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This statue has been constructed in honour of Adelaide’s
founding father, the Colonel William Light. Edward Gibbon
Wakefield has been involved in the colonization of South
Australia in 1831. Wakefield was born on 20 March 1796 and died
on 16 may 1862. He has also been involved in the colonization of
New Zealand. Edward Gibbon Wakefield was the eldest son of
Edward Wakefield and Susannah Crush. He was born and educated in
Edinburgh, England. Wakefield in the past was a King’s
Messenger; he was used to bring diplomatic mail about Europe
before and after the Waterloo Battle. Wakefield married Eliza
Prattle in 1816. His wife died after having given birth to their
second child. |
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