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Robert Torrens (1780-1864) was active in the South Australian Association and later made Chairman of the South Australian Colonization Commission. A former marine officer, he retired from the service in 1834 to concentrate on his interest in economic and political policy. He was briefly a Member of Parliament, representing Ashburton in 1831 and Bolton in [...]