Jonathon Binns WerePrint Page 
Marble tablet on footpath commemorates the centenary of the death of stockbroker Jonathon Binns Were (1809-1885).
In 1856 Were was elected for Brighton to the Legislative Assembly, but his second bankruptcy soon caused his retirement.
In 1859 Were was both chairman and secretary of a regular stock exchange and in 1860 began to operate 'solely as Broker and Agent'. He successfully challenged stock jobbing by campaigning for an exchange on which brokers could not be principals and in 1865 was elected first chairman of 'The Stock Exchange of Melbourne'. He was a leading broker until his death, taking into partnership at various times his sons, Jonathan Henry, Francis Wellington and Arthur Bonville, and his son-in-law Sherbourne Sheppard.
Location
| Address: | South Road & New Street, Brighton, 3186 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.928283 Long: 144.993933 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 06-December-1885 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 06-December-1985 |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 6th December, 1985 |
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City of Brighton
This Tablet Was Laid On 6th December 1985
By CR. ROBERT F. SMYTH
Mayor Of Brighton
To Commemorate The 100th Anniversary
Of The Death At This Address Of
J.B.WERE, JP, CMG.
Pioneer Of Brighton
Councillor, Parliamentarian
And First Chairman Of The
Melbourne Stock Exchange 1859
