Arthur Phillip

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Arthur Phillip was a British Royal Navy officer and the first Governor of New South Wales who led the First Fleet and established the initial European settlement in Australia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer
colonial governor
human
birthDate 1738-10-11
birthPlace England
Kingdom of Great Britain
London
burialPlace St Nicholas Church, Bathampton
commanded First Fleet
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1814-08-31
deathPlace Bath
England
Somerset
education Greenwich Hospital School
employer British government
Royal Navy
endTime 1792-12-10
familyName Phillip
givenName Arthur
hasHeritage German ancestry
honouredIn statues and memorials in Sydney
suburb of Phillip, Australian Capital Territory
knownFor being first Governor of New South Wales
founding European settlement at Sydney
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
monarchDuringTerm George III
name Arthur Phillip
nationality British
notableEvent founded the penal colony at Port Jackson
led the First Fleet to Australia
oversaw establishment of Sydney Cove
notableWork establishment of the first permanent European settlement in Australia
occupation colonial administrator
naval officer
participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
Seven Years' War
positionHeld Governor of New South Wales
first Governor of New South Wales
reasonForNotability key figure in early British colonisation of Australia
residence Bath
Port Jackson
Sydney Cove
spouse Isabella Whitehead
Margaret Denison
startTime 1788-01-26


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