IdentifierPhoto 01574Photographernot specifiedKeywordsChannon FamilyCotton FamilyDescriptionLeo Cotton moved to Hornsby in 1907. He was a student of Hornsby resident Edgeworth David and succeeded him as Professor of Geology at the University of Sydney. Leo married Florence Channon of "Pakenham", Hornsby, in 1910. A portion of their property became Florence Cotton Reserve. The nearby Lisgar Gardens were established by Leo's brother, Max. (Claire Schofield, "The Shaping of Hornsby Shire", pp 236-237.
