Governor

First 5 Governours

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    Governor Arthur Phillip

    Governor Arthur Phillip was the first governor ever recorded
    He was in the first fleet
    His Religious Influence was Anglican
    He retired after 4 years in that position
    When he retired he continued to correspond with his friends in New South Wales and to promote the colony's interests.
    He could speak 4 different languages.
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    Governor John Hunter

    1.He was on the ship Sirius,
    The ship he was on was one of the ships protecting the fleet from danger
    2. He was a Royal Naval Officer, and served from 1795 to 1800
    3. When he was a child, he had a sufficient education especially in the Latin classics.
    He was the youngest child out of 10.
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    Governor Phillip Gidley King

    He was detailed to colonize Norfolk Island
    He was serving in the British Navy
    He was a local attorney but his origin shows that for men of humble birth it was easier to advance in the navy than in the army.
    He joined the navy as captain servant in H.M.S. Swallow on 22 December 1770.
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    Governor/Captain William Bligh

    He was also a Naval Officer
    He was a colonial administrator and enrolled in the military at the age of 7!
    He was selected by cook for Sailing master
    William was entered in H.M.S. Monmouth on 1st July 1762, he was paid off the following February 1771.
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    Governor Lachlan Maquarie

    He first started off serving the British Army
    He got an award of companion of the order of the bath.
    He later got promoted to Colonial in the British Army then later to Major General in 1810.
    He gave the convicts a ticket(pardon) and gave them freedom.
    His leadership lasted 11 years