Beveridge, John Captain of several vessels involved in whaling and trading between the South Sea islands and along the Australian coast between 1817 and 1825, before establishing a boarding school. Occupation Ship's captain {"name":"Ship's captain","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Position Founder Mercantile & Naval Academy 1826 {"name":"Founder","target":"Mercantile & Naval Academy","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1826<\/span>"},"date_start":"1826","date_end":"1826"}