Adam Lindsay Gordon
(1833-1870)

Died aged c. 37

Adam Lindsay Gordon (19 October 1833 – 24 June 1870) was a British-Australian poet, horseman, police officer and politician. He was the first Australian poet to gain considerable recognition overseas, and according to his contemporary, writer Marcus Clarke, Gordon's work represented "the beginnings of a national school of Australian poetry".

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Adam Lindsay Gordon 1833-1870 the poet of Australia lived here in boyhood

Court House, 28 Priory Street, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they lived