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See also: British colonial statesman, was See also: born at See also: Cork, See also: Ireland, in 1814, and educated at Trinity See also: College, See also: Dublin
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He went to See also: South See also: Australia in 184o, and was appointed See also: collector of customs
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He was an official member of the first legislative council and in 1852 was treasurer and registrar-general
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When responsible See also: government was established he was elected as a representative for Adelaide and became a member of the first See also: ministry
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In 1857 he introduced his famous Real See also: Property See also: Act, the principle of which consists of See also: conveyance by See also: registration and certificate instead of deeds
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The See also: system was rapidly adopted in the other colonies and elsewhere, and was expounded by the author during a visit to the See also: United See also: Kingdom in 1862-1864
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After leaving South Australia, See also: Sir R
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Torrens represented Cambridge in the See also: House of See also: Commons from 1868 to 1874; in 1872 he was knighted
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He was the author of See also: works on the effect of the gold discoveries on the currency, and other subjects
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He died on the 31st of See also: August 1884
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