Eustace Reveley Mitford (16 November 1810 – 24 October 1869) was a satirical writer, best known as "Pasquin", prominent in the early days of the Colony of South Australia.
[citation needed] He joined the Royal Navy at an early age, and before long transferred to the Spanish service, and may have subsequently served in the British Army, but no details are available; it seems Mitford though voluble about much else, was reticent about his personal history.
[citation needed] Mitford and his small family emigrated to South Australia, arriving aboard Katherine Stewart Forbes (Capt.
[citation needed] Mitford purchased a farming property of 80 acres (32 ha) Section 114, Marion Road near the site of the present Ascot Park school.
John Crozier's "Oaklands" selection was nearby, as was Section 115 of Dr Handasyde Duncan, a fellow passenger on the Katherine Stewart Forbes.
He had been, under the pen name of "Pasquin", publishing forthright letters to the Telegraph advocating freedom of communication and removal of Government controls on business, and had built up a following, impressed with his liberal views and idiosyncratic writing.
[citation needed] In June 1867 his printer, Samuel E. Roberts of King William Street, took over the business side of the paper, leaving Mitford free to concentrate on content.