# James Goodwin

> James Goodwin was a convict escapee and explorer in Van Diemen's Land. In March 1828, he escaped from the notorious Sarah Island prison with fellow convict Thomas Connolly, and the two were the first white men to pass through the Lake St Clair region. Assuming Goodwin was then taken on to Hobart, he is the first white man to have traversed Tasmania from west to east.

*Australian explorer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-goodwin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1800
- **Died:** 1835
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

James Goodwin was a convict escapee and explorer in Van Diemen's Land. In March 1828, he escaped from the notorious Sarah Island prison with fellow convict Thomas Connolly, and the two were the first white men to pass through the Lake St Clair region. Assuming Goodwin was then taken on to Hobart, he is the first white man to have traversed Tasmania from west to east.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.3
- **Momentum:** 18.6

## Sources
- [James Goodwin (convict)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Goodwin_(convict))
- [جيمس غودوين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6134736)

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