John Primrose (brewer)

John Primrose (c.1803 – 28 November 1876) was a Scottish distiller and brewer who had a substantial career in the colony of South Australia.

[citation needed] He was then attracted to Australia, with the prospect of managing a large established distillery in Sydney.

After carrying it on for about two years he ceased operation because the Government demanded payment of duty upon all spirit manufactured in the colony at the same rate as if it had been imported.

[5] He ran the business until November 1875, when he transferred the management to his nephew William Ross Sawers (c. 1839–1911) and his son-in-law Arthur Rait Malcom.

[citation needed] John Primrose married Elizabeth Paton Reid (c.1822 – 30 August 1867) on 10 April 1845.