John Bowen (1780–1827) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator, who in 1803 founded the first European settlement on Van Diemen Land (now Tasmania , Australia).
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| Date of Birth | 1780 |
| Place of Birth | , Devon , England |
| Date of death | October 20, 1827 |
| Place of death | , Devon , England |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Occupation | Marine officer, colonial administrator |
| Father | James Bowen |
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Biography
John Bowen was born ( Devon , England) and was baptized on February 14, 1780. His father is James Bowen , a British trade captain , and later an officer of the Royal Navy . John Bowen's mother was called Elizabeth. [1]
John Bowen's naval career began in March 1794, and in February 1798 he graduated from the in Dartmouth , and then began serving as a junior officer ( English midshipman ) on the ship , commanded his father is James Bowen. In April 1802, he began serving as a lieutenant on a HMS Lancaster vessel, and then on , escorting prisoners who were transported to New South Wales [1] .
Shortly after John Bowen arrived in Port Jackson ( Sydney ), in March 1803, New South Wales Governor instructed him to create a settlement on the Land of Van Diemen (then called Tasmania ), on the east side of the River Derwent . ( Risdon Cove ) [1] . The settlement was created in September 1803, when 49 people (including 24 prisoners) led by Bowen arrived on the Derwent River on two ships. The first ship, , arrived at its destination on September 9, and the second, , on which Bowen was stationed - on September 12 [1] .
A few months later, the first lieutenant-governor in the south of Van Diemen was appointed, named David Collins . He arrived at the settlement of Risdon Cove on February 16, 1804, but was dissatisfied with the chosen place, and some time later, together with his companions, he moved to the west bank of the River Derwent — the place that was called . The city of Hobart , the current capital of Tasmania, was subsequently built there [2] .
During his stay on Van Diemen’s Land, John Bowen lived with Martha Hayes, from whom he had two daughters — Henrietta (born 1804) and Martha-Charlotte (born 1805). [3]
Memory
- In 1903, to the centenary since the arrival of John Bowen and his detachment to the Land of Van Diemen, a memorial monument was erected near Risdon Cove [4] .
- The bridge over the River Derwent in the Risdon Cove area, which was completed in 1984, was named Bowen Bridge [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 E. Flinn. Bowen, John (1780–1827 ) . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University. The date of circulation is June 14, 2014. Archived August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Collins, David (1756–1810 ) . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University. The appeal date is June 16, 2014.
- ↑ Reg. A. Watson. Martha Hayes: first lady of Risdon Cove (English) (inaccessible link) . Heritage Australia Publishing - www.heritageaustralia.com.au. The date of circulation is June 14, 2014. Archived May 2, 2014.
- ↑ Lieutenant John Bowen (English) . Monument Australia - monumentaustralia.org.au. The appeal date is June 14, 2014.
- ↑ Tasmanian Year Book, 2000: Feature Article - The Tasman bridge (inaccessible link) . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.abs.gov.au. The date of circulation is June 14, 2014. Archived September 1, 2012.
Links
- Wendy Rimon. John Bowen Center for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania. The appeal date is June 14, 2014.