▁& ▁R . ▁Will s ▁& ▁Co . ▁Ltd ., ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ad ela ide , ▁along ▁with ▁Henry ▁Ay ers , ▁Fred . ▁C . ▁Bayer , ▁John ▁D unn , ▁Thomas ▁Mag are y , ▁William ▁Morgan , ▁William ▁Pe ac ock , ▁Robert ▁Bar r ▁Smith , ▁Thomas ▁Gre aves ▁Water house ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁Com mer cial ▁Bank ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁when ▁manager ▁Alexander ▁Cro oks ▁and ▁account ant ▁Alexander ▁McK en zie ▁Wilson ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁em be zz lement . ▁The ▁bank ' s ▁liquid ators ▁subsequently ▁su ed ▁him ▁and ▁fellow ▁Direct ors ▁James ▁Cra bb ▁Ver co , ▁Alfred ▁T enn ant , ▁Charles ▁R isch bi eth ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Sal om ▁for ▁£ 3 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dam ages , ▁claim ing ▁neg lig ence . ▁ ▁Tar l ton ▁was ▁a ▁dev out ▁Cong reg ational ist , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁de a cons ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Ad ela ide ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church , ▁whose ▁past or , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁James ▁J ef fer is , was ▁a ▁close ▁friend , ▁and ▁later ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁when ▁the ▁two ▁married ▁sister s ▁( J ef fer is ' s ▁second ▁wife ). ▁Two