Alfred Mundy
British military officer in New South Wales and South Australia (1809–1877)
Alfred Miller Mundy JP DL (9 January 1809 – 29 March 1877) was an English military officer in colonial New South Wales, who after leaving the army served in the Legislative Council of South Australia, from 15 June 1843 to 14 May 1849.
Early life
Alfred Miller Mundy was born on 9 January 1809 in Derbyshire. He was the third son of Edward Miller Mundy (d. 1834) and his wife Nelly Mundy (née Barton). Edward was the owner of the manor of Shipley in Derbyshire, having succeeded his father and namesake to his estate in 1822. His elder brother was Edward Miller Mundy. His younger half-brother, Sir Robert Miller Mundy (1813–1892), was Lieutenant-Governor of Grenada.
Alfred's paternal grandfather, Edward Miller Mundy, was the first of the Miller Mundys to own the manor of Shipley, having inherited it through his mother Hester Mundy (née Miller) on the condition that he take the name Miller. He was also the Tory MP for the constituency of Derbyshire.
The Miller Mundys were descended from the Mundys of Allestree, who were a cadet branch of the Mundys of Markeaton.
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