25 September 1866(1866-09-25) (aged 78) Glen Osmond, South Australia
Spouse
Patience Oakden
Residence(s)
Woodley, Glen Osmond
Occupation
Grazier, landowner
Osmond Gilles (24 August 1788 – 25 September 1866) was a settler, pastoralist, mine owner and the Colony of South Australia’s first colonial treasurer.
Born in London of Huguenot descent, in 1816 he went into partnership with Philip Oakden in Hamburg, Germany as a merchant, where in 1825 he married Patience Oakden, Philip's sister. They returned to England, where his wife died in 1833. They had no children, and Gilles never remarried, but took on several protegees, including his nephew John Jackson Oakden. Gilles was struck by Robert Gouger, the first Colonial Secretary, leading to the latter's suspension.
Gilles migrated to the new Australian colony on HMS Buffalo in 1836 accompanied by his ward Emily Blunden (referred to as Blundell on the passenger list), sister of Dr John Blunden, and acted as the Colonial Treasurer. He was a prominent businessman and land owner, with the largest holdings of any settler in 1837. He was, with his secretary William Finke, and a few others, the fortunate ticket-holder in the ballot for the purchase of city acres at Glenelg,[1] of which he took full advantage.[2] He sat on the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837.[3][4] Gilles was a major benefactor, and at times sustained the colony's treasury with his own funds.
^"Choice of the Township of Glenelg and the New Port Section". South Australian Gazette And Colonial Register. Vol. II, no. 55. South Australia. 9 February 1839. p. 4. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Durrant Family Website: Early land sales". Chris Durrant. Retrieved 22 March 2017. An extraordinary document.
^"Street Naming Committee | SA History Hub". sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^"Quirk of divided east-west Adelaide city street names emerges from one compromise in very divided colony". adelaideaz.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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