[2] He was a candidate for one of two seats of Noarlunga in the South Australian House of Assembly in 1865, and came a credible third in the contest (John Colton 348, John Carr 303, Trimmer 261), but votes cast at Happy Valley could not be included, as the returns had been signed by the Poll Clerk rather than the Returning Officer.
[3] His offer to waive any objections could not be accepted, so immediately on taking his seat on 9 March 1865 he resigned in favour of Carr.
[4] His last months were made miserable by the effects of delirium tremens, and he killed himself by swallowing a large quantity of laudanum.
Fairford House, together with its coach-house, gardens and remaining vineyards, is State Heritage listed, and now forms part of the Warriparinga Living Kaurna Cultural Centre.
[7] He was a breeder of thoroughbred horses and a member of the building committee for St. Mary's Anglican Church, which opened in September 1847.