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Latitude
52.661252
Longitude
-8.6301239
Start Date
1812-01-01
End Date
1812-01-01

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ID
tba8e3

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/samuel-henry-bindon
Birth Place
Limerick, Ireland
Biography
amateur photographer, politician, judge, antiquarian, naturalist and pioneer of technical education, was born in Limerick, Ireland, son of Samuel Bindon and Eliza, née Massy. Soon after graduating in law in 1838 from Trinity College, Dublin, he married Susannah, daughter of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy; they had one son, Massy. The family emigrated to Victoria in 1855 where Samuel worked in the county courts. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly as member for Castlemaine in 1864, becoming minister for justice from 1866 until he resigned in October 1868. Bindon was an important figure in organising the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition and an active trustee of the Public Library, Museum and National Gallery of Victoria. He was also a member of the Acclimatisation Society. His major achievement, however, was to found and chair Victoria’s Technological Commission in 1869, Australia’s first official organisation for technical education. He became founding chairman of the Industrial and Technological Museum Committee, publishing Industrial Instruction in Europe and Australia (Ballarat 1872). In April 1869 Bindon was appointed judge of the County Court for Gippsland. Two months later the Colonial Monthly reported that 'to the cultivated taste of Judge Bindon, the colony is also indebted for some exquisite photographs of the wildflowers of Gippsland’. He died at St Kilda on 1 August 1879. The exhibition showing at the Ballarat Schools of Design closed for the day as a mark of respect. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1812
Summary
Samuel Henry Bindon contributed his legal expertise in several positions in Victoria and was also heavily involved in a number of artistic organisations. An amateur photographer, some wildflower photographs are attributed to him.
Gender
Male
Died
1 August 1879
Age at death
67