Talk:Robert Torrens

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Sir Robert Torrens was born in 1812, not in 1814 (see the Wakefield Companion to South Australian History. A man born in Ireland is a nIrishman, though the articles calls him an Australia. The River Torrens was named after Colonel Torrens, his father, not Sir Robert.

I don't have that book. Please add it as an external reference, and fix the dates if required. The article says he was born in Ireland, but was an Australian politician (ie a politician in Australia). It seems he was also an English politician, in the British House of Commons. --ScottDavis 04:46, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Robert Torrens' father (also Robert Torrens) at least was a member of the House of Commons. He's referred to as Colonel Robert Torrens in the article (John Stuart Mill writes of him as "Colonel Torrens"). The Germans have an article on the father: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Torrens EnSamulili 17:52, 16 July 2005 (UTC)