Arthur Bryant Triggs

Arthur Bryant Triggs

Arthur Bryant Triggs (1868-1936) was an Australian grazier and collector.

Family Life

Arthur Bryant Triggs was born on 30 January 1868 in Chelsea, London, to parents James Triggs, carpet agent, and his wife Celia Anne, née Bryant. His younger brother was Inigo Triggs, the English country house architect and garden designer and author. The architect Inigo Jones was a distant relative.

Career

In 1887 Arthur immigrated to Australia, becoming a wealthy New South Wales grazier (known as The Sheep King) and collector of art, books and coins.

External Links

* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120294b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography - Arthur Bryant Triggs]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PEH/is_61/ai_111856223 Tracking A.B. Triggs and his collections] article by Alan Ives, in "MARGIN: Life & Letters in Early Australia", Nov, 2003.


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