John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Hunter (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer and governor

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1737

Place of Birth: Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1821

Profession: military personnel, painter

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Vice Admiral John Hunter (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia and served as such from 1795 to 1800.Both a sailor and a scholar, he explored the Parramatta River as early as 1788, and was the first to surmise that Tasmania might be an island.
As governor, he tried to combat serious abuses by the military in the face of powerful local interests led by John MacArthur.
Hunter's name is commemorated in historic locations such as Hunter Valley and Hunter Street, Sydney.



Alternative names	William Mineheard Bennett
Description	English painter, singer and composer
Date of birth/death	1778	17 October 1858
Location of birth/death	Exeter	Exeter
Authority control	: Q8015667 VIAF: 94774180 ISNI: 0000 0000 8457 5741 ULAN: 500020820 LCCN: n2015025017 Oxford Dict.: 2130 WorldCat