Soon after Short's acceptance of the see, he made inquiries about a site for a cathedral and was informed that the centre of Victoria Square had been allotted for this purpose by Governor Frederick Robe.
He fought in the Syrian campaign of 1840-1, and was military secretary in Mauritius and Gibraltar.
before=Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe
In September 1846, as a protest against the mining royalty bill being passed by the casting vote of Governor Robe, Morphett and the three other non-official council members left the chamber - in consequence the council was left without a quorum.
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