John Hindmarsh Politician

Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH RN (baptised 22 May 1785 – 29 July 1860) was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.

Personal facts

John Hindmarsh
Birth dateMay 22, 1785
Birth place
Chatham Kent , Kingdom of Great Britain
Date of deathJuly 29, 1860
Place of death
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Resting place
St Andrew's Church Church Road Hove

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Office holder

awards
Royal Guelphic Order
Naval General Service Medal (1847)
military operations
Battle of the Nile
Battle of Trafalgar
Glorious First of June
Battle of the Basque Roads
Algeciras Campaign
Invasion of Java (1811)
military command
HMS Scylla
HMS Buffalo
military rank
Rear admiral (Royal Navy)
military unit
HMS Bellerophon (1786)
HMS Phoebe (1795)
HMS Nisus (1810)
HMS Buffalo (1813)
HMS Beagle (1804)
service end1856
service start1793
successor

Topical connections

Sir James Fergusson 6th BaronetPolitician
Adrian JohnsPolitician
Charles BellScientist
Aiskew HollisMilitary person
Arthur Farquhar Military person

John Hindmarsh on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogHi-Hu.html#hindmarsh1
  2. http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=2
  3. http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/picturealbum.asp?aID=6#pID2