Edwin Henry Derrington b. 1 July 1830

  • Artist (Painter)
Edwin Henry Derrington was a painter, journalist and politician. He came to Melbourne around 1854. Derrington was a member of the House of Assembly and as a journalist had a most successful career in South Australia. His artworks are held in private collections.

Citations

  • Hicks, N. (1972), 'Edwin Henry Derrington’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 4, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Information sourced from Hicks, Neville.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870