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Arthur Phillip

Also known as Admiral Phillip, Captain Phillip, Governor Phillip, Arthur Philip

British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)

Key facts

Monarch: George III
Preceded by: Position established
Succeeded by: John Hunter
Born: ( 1738-10-11 ) 11 October 1738, Cheapside , London, England
Died: 31 August 1814 (1814-08-31) (aged 75), Bath, Somerset , England
Allegiance: Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Portugal
Branch service: Royal Navy Portuguese Navy
Rank: Admiral of the Blue
Battles wars: Seven Years' War Battle of Minorca Raid on St Malo Siege of Havana Spanish-Portuguese War American Revolutionary War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Bath
Occupation: naval officer
Position held: Governor of New South Wales
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Catholicism
Conflict: American Revolutionary War
Military branch: Royal Navy
Military rank: vice admiral
Image: Arthur Phillip - Wheatley ML124 (face).jpg

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Commons category: Arthur Phillip
date of birth: 1738-10-11
date of death: 1814-08-31
Commons gallery: Arthur Phillip
place of burial: London
writing language: English language
allegiance: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Encyclopedic overview

Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales.

Phillip was educated at Greenwich Hospital School from June 1751 until December 1753. He then became an apprentice on the whaling ship Fortune. With the outbreak of the Seven Years' War against France, Phillip enlisted in the Royal Navy as captain's servant to Michael Everitt aboard HMS Buckingham. With Everitt, Phillip also served on HMS Union and HMS Stirling Castle. Phillip was promoted to lieutenant on 7 June 1761, before being put on half-pay at the end of hostilities on 25 April 1763. Seconded to the Portuguese Navy in 1774, he served in the war against Spain. Returning to Royal Navy service in 1778, in 1782 Phillip, in command of HMS Europa, was to capture Spanish colonies in South America, but an armistice was concluded before he reached his destination. In 1784, Phillip was employed by Home Office Under Secretary Evan Nepean, to survey French defences in Europe.

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