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Simeon Lord

Simeon Lord

Like many organisers of early sealing expeditions to New Zealand, Simeon Lord was a convict who had been transported to Sydney; he arrived there in 1791. He acquired considerable wealth by exporting oil and sealskins to England.

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Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Reference: a128827

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Jock Phillips. 'Sealing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sealing/2/1