Joseph Anderson Panton

Magistrate, Deceased Person

1831 – 1913

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Who was Joseph Anderson Panton?

Joseph Anderson Panton CMG, was a Scottish-born Australian magistrate and goldfields commissioner.

Panton was born in Knockiemil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of John Panton and his wife Alexina McKay, née Anderson. Joseph Panton was educated at the Scottish Naval and Military Academy, developing an interest in drawing. He later studied geology amongst other subjects at the University of Edinburgh, but did not finish a degree.

Panton's uncle, Colonel Joseph Anderson, suggested that he migrate to Australia; Panton arrived in Sydney aboard the Thomas Arbuthnot in March 1851. He then went to the Port Phillip District. After farming briefly at Mangalore, Panton tried for gold without luck at Mount Alexander. Then Panton applied for a position as an officer in the gold escort and was appointed assistant commissioner in 1852 at Kangaroo Gully near Bendigo, Victoria. A year later he was senior assistant commissioner at Bendigo and then senior commissioner in 1854.

Panton investigated resentment against the Chinese gold-diggers and recommended a Chinese protectorate; this was adopted by Governor Charles Hotham in 1855. Panton had helped to organize the Melbourne Exhibition in 1854 and was a commissioner fothe Melbourne International Exhibition.

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Born
Jun 2, 1831
Aberdeenshire
Nationality
  • Scotland
  • Australia
Profession
Died
1913

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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