Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, Philip Gidley King, Edmund Henderson, Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet, William Sorell, Joseph Foveaux, Thomas Davey, David Collins. Excerpt: Vice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion. The name Bligh comes from the Cornish language word Blyth meaning Wolf. Bligh was born in St Tudy near Bodmin in Cornwall to Francis and Jane (Balsam) Bligh. He was signed for the Royal Navy at age seven, it being common to sign on a "young gentleman" simply to gain experience at sea required for promotion. In 1770, at age 16, he joined HMS Hunter as an able seaman, the term used because there was no vacancy for a midshipman. He became a midshipman early in the following year. In September 1771, Bligh was transferred to the Crescent and remained on the ship for three years. In 1776, Bligh was selected by Captain James Cook for the position of sailing master on the Resolution and accompanied Cook in July 1776 on Cook's third and fatal voyage to the Pacific. He reached England at the end of 1780 and was able to give details of Cook's last voyage. Bligh married Elizabeth Betham, daughter of a Customs Collector (stationed in Douglas, Isle of Man), on 4 February 1781. The wedding took place at nearby Onchan. A few days later, ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Penal Colony Administrators: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur. To get started finding Australian Penal Colony Administrators: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Australian Penal Colony Administrators: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, Philip Gidley King, Edmund Henderson, Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet, William Sorell, Joseph Foveaux, Thomas Davey, David Collins. Excerpt: Vice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion. The name Bligh comes from the Cornish language word Blyth meaning Wolf. Bligh was born in St Tudy near Bodmin in Cornwall to Francis and Jane (Balsam) Bligh. He was signed for the Royal Navy at age seven, it being common to sign on a "young gentleman" simply to gain experience at sea required for promotion. In 1770, at age 16, he joined HMS Hunter as an able seaman, the term used because there was no vacancy for a midshipman. He became a midshipman early in the following year. In September 1771, Bligh was transferred to the Crescent and remained on the ship for three years. In 1776, Bligh was selected by Captain James Cook for the position of sailing master on the Resolution and accompanied Cook in July 1776 on Cook's third and fatal voyage to the Pacific. He reached England at the end of 1780 and was able to give details of Cook's last voyage. Bligh married Elizabeth Betham, daughter of a Customs Collector (stationed in Douglas, Isle of Man), on 4 February 1781. The wedding took place at nearby Onchan. A few days later, ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Penal Colony Administrators: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur. To get started finding Australian Penal Colony Administrators: Arthur Phillip, William Bligh, John Franklin, Lachlan Macquarie, Thomas Brisbane, Sir George Arthur, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.