Arthur Phillip
British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814) · Politicians · Died at 75
Arthur Phillip was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales.
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HMS Buckingham, Phillip's first posting after joining the Navy in 1755. Vessel pictured on the stocks at Deptford Dockyard on the River Thames, c. 1751. Painting by John Cleveley the Elder. National Maritime Museum, London.
The landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson, Australia in 1788
The Founding of Australia By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N., Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788.Painting by Algernon Talmage, 1937.
Statue of Arthur Phillip in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
The Australia Chapel in St Nicholas Church, Bathampton, near Bath, England. The memorial to the first governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip, is on the right hand wall
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Admiral Arthur Phillip monument bust in the City of LondonAbout this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1738 to 1814 · aged 75
