James Clow
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James Clow was a minister, and the first white settler in the area which now consists of the outer-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
, Australia
.
Clow joined the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in 1813. In 1815 he was appointed as a chaplain
for the East India Company
. He returned to Scotland in 1833 and then headed to Hobart, Australia, in 1837. On Christmas Day that year, he conducted the first Church of Scotland
service in the colony on Australia. By the following year he had settled in Melbourne
and purchased 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) of land on Swanston Street
.
In August 1838 he leased the Corhanwarrabul Run, an area which covered approximately 36 square miles (93.2 km²), on which he built a homestead
called 'Tirhartruan', and an out-station called 'Glen Fern'. He sold the lease to John Wood Beilby in 1850. Tirhartruan was located on the north side of Wellington Road, just east of Dandenong Creek, and was the subject of an archaeological dig in the 1970s. The electoral ward of Tirhartruan in the City of Knox
is named after Clow's homestead.
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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Clow joined the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in 1813. In 1815 he was appointed as a chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
for the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
. He returned to Scotland in 1833 and then headed to Hobart, Australia, in 1837. On Christmas Day that year, he conducted the first Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
service in the colony on Australia. By the following year he had settled in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and purchased 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) of land on Swanston Street
Swanston Street, Melbourne
Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. It is historically one of the main streets of central Melbourne, laid out in 1837 as part of the Hoddle Grid, the layout of major streets that makes up the central business district...
.
In August 1838 he leased the Corhanwarrabul Run, an area which covered approximately 36 square miles (93.2 km²), on which he built a homestead
Homesteading
Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency.-Current practice:The term may apply to anyone who follows the back-to-the-land movement by adopting a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. While land is no longer freely available in most areas of the world, homesteading...
called 'Tirhartruan', and an out-station called 'Glen Fern'. He sold the lease to John Wood Beilby in 1850. Tirhartruan was located on the north side of Wellington Road, just east of Dandenong Creek, and was the subject of an archaeological dig in the 1970s. The electoral ward of Tirhartruan in the City of Knox
City of Knox
The City of Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,969 people.-History:...
is named after Clow's homestead.