Charles Tripp (runholder)

Charles George Tripp (1 July 1826 – 6 July 1897) was a pioneering sheep farmer in South Canterbury, New Zealand. Together with his friend and business partner John Acland, he was the first to use the Canterbury high country for sheep farming.

Charles Tripp
Tripp in 1878
Born(1826-07-01)1 July 1826
Kentisbeare, Devon, England
Died6 July 1897(1897-07-06) (aged 71)
Timaru, New Zealand
Spouse
Ellen Shephard Tripp
(m. 1858)
RelativesBishop Harper (father-in-law)
John Acland (brother-in-law)
Charles Blakiston (brother-in-law)
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