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TORRENS, SIR ROBERT RICHARD (1814-1884)

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 60 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TOO-TUM
TORRENS, SIR ROBERT RICHARD (1814-1884) , British colonial statesman, was born at
Cork
 , Ireland, in 1814, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He went to
South
  Australia in 184o, and was appointed collector of customs. He was an official member of the first legislative
council
  and in 1852 was treasurer and registrar-general. When responsible government was established he was elected as a representative for Adelaide and became a member of the first
ministry
 . In 1857 he introduced his famous Real Property Act, the principle of which consists of
conveyance
  by registration and certificate instead of deeds. The
system
  was rapidly adopted in the other colonies and elsewhere, and was expounded by the author during a visit to the United Kingdom in 1862-1864. After leaving
South
  Australia, Sir R. R. Torrens represented
Cambridge
  in the
House
  of Commons from 1868 to 1874; in 1872 he was knighted. He was the author of works on the effect of the gold discoveries on the currency, and other subjects. He died on the 31st of August 1884.


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