Richard Gallop
Richard Gallop (1808–1899) was one of the first European settlers in the Swan River Colony in Western Australia. He arrived on 6 October 1829 aboard the Lotus, with his brothers James and Edward. They came from Sullington in West Sussex, England, and were indentured as agricultural laborers for seven years to Colonel Peter Latour.
He married Margaret Drew in November 1842. They had six children: Richard (1843), Mary (1846), Anne (1848), Thomas (1851), John (1854), and Walter Edward Joseph (1857).
Gallop bought land on Brisbane Street in Perth and started a market garden, an orchard, and a vineyard. He joined the Perth Horticultural Society in 1875. He was later named among the 100 most influential West Australian business leaders (1829–2013) for his work in developing agriculture in Western Australia.
He was the great-great-uncle of Geoff Gallop, who served as Western Australia’s Premier from 2001 to 2006.
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