Dictionary of Sydney

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King, Philip Gidley 1758-1808

Naval officer, able administrator and lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island who was Governor of the colony of New South Wales from 1800 to 1806.

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Born
Launceston, Cornwall, England
23 Apr 1758
Arrived Sydney
HMS Sirius
26 Jan 1788
Departed Sydney
1790
Arrived Sydney
1800
Departed Sydney
10 Feb 1807
Died
London, England
03 Sep 1808
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1787 - 1790
28 Sep 1800 - 12 Aug 1806
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11 Mar 1791 - 03 Sep 1808