John Pascoe Fawkner
(1792-1869) early pioneer to Victoria, Australia · Australia · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 76
John Pascoe Fawkner was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land, to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize.
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Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1856, by William Strutt
William Strutt. Eliza Fawkner 1801-1879. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. H32027
The Enterprize, Fawkner's ship. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. H36536![Melbourne from The Falls, 1838 by Robert Russell. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Melbourne_from_the_falls_1838_Robert_Russell_H24528.jpg/1280px-Melbourne_from_the_falls_1838_Robert_Russell_H24528.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Melbourne from The Falls, 1838 by Robert Russell. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[12]![Funeral of the late John Pascoe Fawkner. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Mp001550.jpg/500px-Mp001550.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Funeral of the late John Pascoe Fawkner. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[18]
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About this person
Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.
Country
Australia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1792 to 1869 · aged 76
