John Pascoe Fawkner
Politician
1792 – 1869
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Who was John Pascoe Fawkner?
John Pascoe Fawkner was an early pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land, to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize. Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.
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- Born
- Oct 20, 1792
Cripplegate - Also known as
- Фокнер, Джон Паскоу
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 4, 1869
Collingwood
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on July 23, 2013
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