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Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH
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 RN
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 (1785 – 29 July 1860) was the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.
marsh joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 in 1793, seeing action at the Battle of the Glorious First of June, the Battle of Algeciras Bay
Battle of Algeciras Bay

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 (or the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar) and at the Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile

At the Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay , a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson surprised and largely destroyed a France fleet under Fran?ois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers anchored near Alexandria, Egypt, stranding Napoleon's army in Egypt....
 in 1798 where he was briefly the only officer on the deck of HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon (1786)

The first HMS Bellerophon of the Royal Navy was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched on 6 October 1786 at Frindsbury on the River Medway, near Chatham, England....
 where he gave orders which saved the ship from destruction.






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Governor John Hindmarsh
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH
Royal Guelphic Order

The Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, was a British, or rather Hanoverian, order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the George IV of the United Kingdom ....
 RN
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 (1785 – 29 July 1860) was the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.

Naval career

Hindmarsh joined the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 in 1793, seeing action at the Battle of the Glorious First of June, the Battle of Algeciras Bay
Battle of Algeciras Bay

The Battle of Algeciras Bay refers to two separate battles in July 1801 between an allied France-Spain fleet and the United Kingdom near Gibraltar....
 (or the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar) and at the Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile

At the Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay , a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson surprised and largely destroyed a France fleet under Fran?ois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers anchored near Alexandria, Egypt, stranding Napoleon's army in Egypt....
 in 1798 where he was briefly the only officer on the deck of HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon (1786)

The first HMS Bellerophon of the Royal Navy was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched on 6 October 1786 at Frindsbury on the River Medway, near Chatham, England....
 where he gave orders which saved the ship from destruction. He was promoted lieutenant in 1803. He served on HMS Phoebe
HMS Phoebe

HMS Phoebe may refer to:, 36, a fifth-rate frigate launched in 1795., 51, a fourth-rate ship of the line launched in 1854., a second class cruiser launched in 1890....
 at the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the United Kingdom Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy , during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
, at the Battle of the Basque Roads
Battle of the Basque Roads

The Battle of the Basque Roads was a naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars. On the night of April 11 1809 Captain Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald led a British fireship attack against a powerful squadron of First French Empire ships anchored in the Basque Roads....
 (1809) on HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle

HMS Beagle was a Cherokee class brig-sloop 10-gun sloop-of-war#Rigging of the Royal Navy, named after the beagle, a breed of dog. She was ship naming and launching on 11 May 1820 from the Woolwich Dockyard on the River Thames, at a cost of ?7,803....
 and at the Battle of Java on HMS Nisus. A period of inaction followed, but in 1830 he was in command of HMS Scylla
HMS Scylla

Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Scylla, after the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.* The first HMS Scylla was an 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1809 and broken up 1846....
 and was made a Rear Admiral in 1831. In 1836 he went to South Australia as its first governor after winning influential support and applying the Colonial Office
Colonial Office

Colonial Office is the government agency which serves to oversee and supervise their colony* Colonial Office - The British Government department...
. When the Naval General Service Medal
Naval General Service Medal

The Naval General Service Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1847, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy.The NGSM was retrospectively awarded for various naval actions during the period 1793 to 1840, a period including the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Anglo-American War of 1812....
, designed by William Wyon
William Wyon

William Wyon, Royal Academy , was official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death. He was influenced by the master of relief sculpture, John Flaxman....
, was introduced, it was discovered that only 2 people were entitled to the medal with seven clasps (one clasp for each battle the recipient took part in): Sir John Hindmarsh and Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)

Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, equating to the NATO rank code OF-10.The rank evolved from the ancient sailing days of the Royal Navy....
 Sir James Alexander Gordon
James Alexander Gordon

Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Royal Navy was a distinguished British officer in the Royal Navy....
.

Governor

Hindmarsh arrived in South Australia
South Australia

South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
 in 28 December 1836, with a fleet of ships carrying the first British
British people

The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
 settlers for the colony. The ships in the fleet included the Cygnet (carrying Colonel William Light
William Light

Colonel William Light, was a United Kingdom military officer and first Surveyor-General of the South Australia. He is famous for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide and designing the layout of its streets....
's surveyors), Africaine, Tam O'Shanter, Rapid, and HMS Buffalo
HMS Buffalo (1813)

The ship Hindostan, later to become His Majesty's Storeship Buffalo was built of teak by Bonner and Horsburgh in 1813 at Kolkata....
 (carrying Hindmarsh). Initially they landed on Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island, Northern Territory. It is 112 kilometres southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf Saint Vincent....
, and sent out the team of surveyors led by Light to find a suitable place for the capital city of the new colony. Hindmarsh wanted it near the mouth of the Murray River
Murray River

The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray", is Australia's largest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between...
, instead of at the present site which had been selected by Light. Light eventually chose the site of Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
, and the fleet moved up the Gulf of Saint Vincent to Holdfast Bay
Holdfast Bay

Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the City of Holdfast Bay and the popular beach-side suburb of Glenelg, South Australia....
, off the present-day suburb of Glenelg
Glenelg, South Australia

Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf Saint Vincent, it has become a popular tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants....
. The proclamation
Proclamation Day

Proclamation Day is the name of a number of days either commemorating or marked by a proclamation being issued....
 creating the colony was read on 28 December 1836 under the Old Gum Tree
The Old Gum Tree

The Old Gum Tree in Glenelg North, South Australia, South Australia is a historic site associated with Governor John Hindmarsh's Proclamation of the creation of the colony of South Australia....
.

There was some question as to the respective powers of the governor and the resident commissioner, James Hurtle Fisher
James Hurtle Fisher

Sir James Hurtle Fisher was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer. He was the first Resident Commissioner of South Australia, the first Mayor of Adelaide and the first resident South Australian to be knighthood....
, and the two came into open conflict. Feeling ran high and when Hindmarsh went so far as to suspend Robert Gouger
Robert Gouger

Robert Gouger was one of the founders of South Australia and Chief Secretary....
 and other public officers, the commissioners brought the matter before the secretary of state for the colonies. Hindmarsh was then recalled to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1838. In 1840 he was made as Lieutenant-Governor of Heligoland
Heligoland

Heligoland is a small Germany archipelago in the North Sea.Formerly Denmark and British Empire possessions, the islands are located in the Heligoland Bight in the southeastern corner of the North Sea....
. Hindmarsh was knighted by Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....
 on 7 August 1851, attained the rank of rear-admiral in 1856 and retired in 1856 to the seaside town of Hove
Hove

Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove....
, England.

Legacy

Hindmarsh lived at 30 Albany Villas for a number of years, where there is now a blue plaque in his honour. Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh died in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 on 29 July 1860 and is buried in the grounds of St Andrews Church, Hove. Hindmarsh was governor of South Australia for little more than a year, an unfortunate episode in an otherwise distinguished career. His position was anomalous from the start, and, though he was sometimes wanting in both tact and wisdom, his difficulties were great. For an interesting summary see A. Grenfell Price's Founders and Pioneers of South Australia, p. 92. His daughter Jane married Alfred Miller Mundy MP
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 of Shipley Hall
Shipley Hall

Shipley Hall was a Hall and country estate near Heanor and Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England which now forms a Country Park....
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....
, and was the mother of Maria, who married Sir Constantine Phipps, father of ambassador Sir Eric Phipps
Eric Phipps

Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps, Order of the Bath, GCMG, Royal Victorian Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom diplomat....


Places named after John Hindmarsh

  • The Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh
    Hindmarsh

    Hindmarsh may refer to* John Hindmarsh, the first Governor of South Australia after whom the following places are named** Division of Hindmarsh, an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives...
     was originally laid out as a speculative subdivision, the Village of Hindmarsh, on land owned by him. It was for many years the centre of a Local Government Area called the Town of Hindmarsh, which has now been amalgamated into the City of Charles Sturt
    City of Charles Sturt

    The City of Charles Sturt is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast....
    .
  • The Division of Hindmarsh
    Division of Hindmarsh

    The Division of Hindmarsh is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in South Australia covering the western gulfside suburbs of Adelaide....
     federal electorate takes in the area near the proclamation site.
  • Hindmarsh Island
    Hindmarsh Island

    Hindmarsh Island is an island in the lower Murray River near the town of Goolwa, South Australia. Located on the Fleurieu Peninsula, it is a popular tourist destination, which has increased in popularity since the Hindmarsh Island bridge was opened in 2001....
     is near the town of Goolwa, close to the Murray Mouth
    Murray Mouth

    Murray Mouth is the point at which the River Murray meets the Southern Ocean.When early European explorers looked for the Murray Mouth they had high hopes of finding a natural harbour suitable for shipping....
    .
  • The Hindmarsh River flows into Encounter Bay
    Encounter Bay

    Encounter Bay is located on the south central coast of South Australia, some 100km south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the encounter on 1802-04-08 between Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, both of whom were charting the Australian coastline for their respective countries ....
     south of Adelaide.
  • Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
    Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide

    Hindmarsh Square is a Town square in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the north-eastern sector of the city, and surrounds the intersection between Grenfell Street, Adelaide and Pulteney Street, Adelaide, near the eastern end of the Rundle Mall....
     is an open space public park within the City of Adelaide
    City of Adelaide

    The City of Adelaide is a Local Government Areas in Australia of South Australia covering the original Adelaide city centre settlement. Established in 1840, the Adelaide City Council is the oldest municipal authority in Australia....
    .
  • Hindmarsh Drive runs through the districts of Weston Creek
    Weston Creek

    Weston Creek is a Suburbs of Canberra#Districts of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia which lies west of the Woden Valley district....
     and South Canberra
    South Canberra

    South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's City Centre, Australian Capital Territory, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin....
     in Canberra
    Canberra

    Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....
    , Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    .


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