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Frederick Race Godfrey (11 May 1828 – 11 September 1910),〔 〕 was a Victorian (Australia) pioneer and politician. == Early life == Frederic was the fourth son of Colonel John Race Godfrey and Jane Octavia Woodhouse.〔 He was born at Bellary, India on 11 May 1828 and educated at Exeter Grammar School, England. In 1847 at the age of 19 he came to Port Phillip aboard the sailing ship, "Duke of Roxburgh" to join his brother, Henry Godfrey on Boort Station, where he became a partner. He was one of the pioneers of irrigation in Victoria, having in 1850 converted the Boort swamp into a fine lake by a cutting from the Loddon River, now known as Lake Boort, on the shores of which stands the town of Boort, with its main street bearing the name of Godfrey. Boort is aboriginal for 'smoke', and Bald Hill, where the town now stands, was a signalling ground for the Aboriginals living in the area. When the station was sold in 1863, Frederic Race Godfrey bought Pevensey Station, Hay, New South Wales, with his brother in law, Frank a’Beckett Chambers, who occupied the position of overseer, and F. R. Godfrey resided at Mt. Ridley, Craigieburn, which he had leased from his relative, Captain James Pearson and used it as a depot for sheep which were sent to Melbourne market from Pevensey Station. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits at Mt. Ridley, where he resided for 17 years. He was one of the original directors of the old Port Phillip Farmers’ Associations which was the genesis of the present Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick Race Godfrey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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