John Rounsevell

[2] He was educated at St. Peter's College, then started working for his father's livery stable and mail coach business, becoming a partner with responsibility for operations north of Kapunda.

He managed his father's property Corryton Park (which he later inherited) near Mount Crawford and turned his attention to filling government contracts.

He turned his attention to sheepfarming, at Corryton Park, successfully breeding stud sheep, while his wool clips had a good reputation both in South Australia and in London.

[2] In 1865 John Rounsevell was elected as a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the district of Light, but he retired two years later.

The cannon in its grounds once belonged to HMS Buffalo, the ship that brought Governor Hindmarsh to South Australia.