Downer family

The Downer family has played a significant role in the South Australian and Australian political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement.

Their earliest ancestors were Mary Ann Downer (1792–1868) and her son Henry Downer, a tailor (1811–1870), who travelled from England to Australia in 1862, settling in Adelaide.

[1] 1885 – 1887, 1892 – 1893 1958 – 1963 High Commissioner in London 1964 – 1972 1996 – 2007 Opposition Leader (Liberal Party) 1994 – 1995