Obadiah Potter - 1814-1894

Obadiah Potter was born in Norfolk, England, in 1814. He arrived in Australia in 1849, on the ship General Palmer. He first started an orchard on the banks of the Yarra River, possibly the Abbotsford area, until 1856, when he purchased 66 acres of land at Dandenong and commenced fruit-growing. Records indicate he may have ran a hotel at Brighton for a brief period.

He held a seat on the Dandenong Road Board, when the Shire of Dandenong was proclaimed, he continued in the council, even serving as president for the 1878-1879 term.

Obadiah died in 1894, reaching his 80th year, having been unwell for some time before. He was buried in the Dandenong Cemetery.

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