Agency:
William Henry Clayton (Architect)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
17 Nov 1823
End Date:
23 Aug 1877
Description:
Architect William Henry Clayton was born in Van Diemen's Land to Henry and Mary Clayton (nee McLaughlin) and educated at Longford Hall. In 1840 he travelled to England where he was articled to a prominent architect. He returned to VDL in 1848 where he lived until emigrating to New Zealand in 1863. In 1869 he was appointed New Zealand's first (and only) colonial architect. He died in Dunedin in 1877.
Information Sources:
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
Functions Performed:
Tasmanian businesses
Series Created By Agency:
| LPIC41 Sketch of Launceston Mechanics Institute | 01 Jan 1857 | 31 Dec 1857 |
| LPIC40 Launceston Mechanics' Institute Plans | 09 Apr 1864 | 12 Aug 1908 |