Henry Ayers

Sir Henry Ayers (born May 1, 1821 in Portsea , Hampshire , Great Britain , † June 11, 1897 in Adelaide , Australia ) was the eighth Prime Minister of South Australia from 1863 to 1864 . In 1840 he emigrated to Australia with his wife Elizabeth. He was there five times, 1863 to 1864, 1865, 1867 to 1868, 1868 and 1872 to 1873 Premier of South Australia .

In 1873, the European explorers named William Gosse to Ayers Rock after him, today in the language of the traditional owners, the Aborigines from the trunk of the Pitjantjatjara , again Uluru is.

literature

SR Parr: Henry Ayers . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).

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personal data
SURNAME	Ayers, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian politician, namesake of Ayers Rock
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Portsea , Hampshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	June 11, 1897
Place of death	Adelaide , South Australia