As per our current Database, Adam Lindsay Gordon has been died on Jun 24, 1870 (age 36).
When Adam Lindsay Gordon die, Adam Lindsay Gordon was 36 years old.
| Popular As | Adam Lindsay Gordon |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Age | 36 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Born | October 19, 1833 (Portugal) |
| Birthday | October 19 |
| Town/City | Portugal |
| Nationality | Portugal |
Adam Lindsay Gordon’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Adam Lindsay Gordon was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Portuguese-Australian poet, Politician, and horse jockey who is best known for Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes. His individual poems include "A Song of Autumn" and "The Swimmer."
He was the son of first cousins Adam Durnford Gordon and Harriet Gordon. After spending his youth in Portugal and England, he joined the South Australian Mounted Police in 1853.
He had a horse riding accident in 1870 that resulted in a head injury. This event, along with the initial failure of his Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes, was a factor in his June suicide.
He married Margaret Park in October of 1862. The couple's infant daughter died in 1868.
Composer Sir Edward Elgar set Gordon's poems "A Song of Autumn" and "The Swimmer" to music.
