Richard Gallop
Richard Gallop was among the first European settlers to arrive in the newly established Swan River Colony of Western Australia. He landed there on 6 October 1829 aboard the ship, accompanied by his brothers James and Edward. They were recruited as agricultural labourers from the English village of Sullington in West Sussex, and were indentured to work for Colonel Peter Latour for seven years.
Gallop married Margaret Drew in November 1842. They had six children: Richard, Mary, Anne, Thomas, John and Walter Edward Joseph. Gallop established a market garden, an orchard and a vineyard on land he purchased on Brisbane Street in Perth, and became a member of the Perth Horticultural Society in 1875.
He was included in the list of 100 most influential West Australian business leaders published in The West Australian newspaper, for his contribution to the development of agriculture in Western Australia.
Gallop is the great-great-uncle of Geoff Gallop, Premier of Western Australia from 2001–2006.
