James Stirling

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James Stirling was a 19th-century British naval officer and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Western Australia.

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James Stirling canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrator
governor
human
naval officer
birthDate 1791-01-28
birthPlace Drumpellier House, Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Scotland
burialPlace St John’s Churchyard, Stoke-next-Guildford
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
deathDate 1865-04-22
deathPlace England
Guildford
Surrey
educatedAt Royal Navy
endTime 1839
ethnicGroup British
familyName Stirling
father Walter Stirling
givenName James
hasHonor Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order
knownFor establishing the Swan River Colony
first Governor of Western Australia
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Rear admiral
mother Anne Stirling
name James Stirling
namesake Stirling
surface form: City of Stirling

HMAS Stirling
Stirling Highway
Stirling Range
Stirling, Western Australia
notableWork Swan River Colony
surface form: Founding of the Swan River Colony
occupation Royal Navy officer
colonial governor
officeContested Governor of Western Australia
participantIn Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
positionHeld Commander, East Indies Station
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station

Governor of Western Australia
religion Anglicanism
residence Guildford
surface form: Guildford, Surrey

Western Australia
sexOrGender male
spouse Ellen Mangles
startTime 1829

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Perth foundedBy James Stirling
Swan River Colony foundedBy James Stirling
Swan River Colony founder James Stirling
Swan River Colony colonialGovernor James Stirling