The first known white inhabitant of Campbell Town was the unlucky Thomas Kenton.
He was apparently a sailor who left his ship and ended up in the town in 1821. A sketch of his very basic dwelling, drawn by one of the first surveyors who passed through, Thomas Scott, still exists.
Kenton kept a flock of sheep that were looked after by two convicts. At the time notorious bushranger, Matthew Brady was operating in the area. Brady was eventually hanged and allegedly committed more than 300 crimes...but Kenton managed at one time to capture him. However Brady must have persuaded Kenton to let him 'escape' and Kenton ended up in jail over the incident. Apparently this was not enough for Brady however. A few years later Kenton became the only person to be killed by him in cold blood.
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