Person    | Male  Born 29/8/1849  Died 18/8/1934

John Sulman

Categories: Architecture

Countries: Australia

Architect. Born in Greenwich. Articled to Thomas Allom. Emigrated to Sydney in 1885 on account of his wife's tuberculosis, but she was to die just 3 years later. 1921-4 he was chairman of the Federal Capital Advisory Committee and influenced the development of Canberra. Died Sydney.

Also designed the 1884 George Green School in East India Dock Road. Knighted in 1924.

The portrait is from 1931.

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John Sulman

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Raleigh Memorial Chapel

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