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Mangles (ship)
Mangles may refer to several things and people, mostly related to the one family: People *Mangles family * James Mangles (MP) (1762–1838), English merchant and politician *James Mangles (Royal Navy officer) (1786–1867), FRS, explorer and botanist *Ross Mangles (1833–1905), recipient of the Victoria Cross Others *Mangles Bay, Western Australia *Mangles River The Mangles River is in the South Island of New Zealand. Its main tributary is the Tutaki River but it is also fed by water flowing off the Braeburn Range. It feeds into the Buller River near the town of Murchison. The river is popular dest ..., South Island, New Zealand See also * Mangle (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangles Family
Mangles is the name of a wealthy English family whose members had amongst other things, interests in the Swan River Colony. Prominent members Prominent members and interests include: * James Mangles MP (1762–1838), High Sheriff for Surrey from 1808–1809, MP for Guildford in Parliament from 1831–1837. * James Mangles FRS (1786–1867), nephew of James Mangles MP. Travelled extensively in the Middle East; co-authored ''Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor''. Visited the Swan River Colony in 1831. Commissioned James Drummond (through George Fletcher Moore) to collect seeds, plants, and herbarium specimens. He also received seeds and plants from Georgiana Molloy. * Robert Mangles (1780–1861), brother of James Mangles. * Ellen Mangles (1807–1874), daughter of James Mangles MP. In 1823 she married James Stirling, later Admiral and Governor of Western Australia. * Ross Donnelly Mangles (1801–77), son of James Mangles MP, Liberal Member for Guildford, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mangles (MP)
James Mangles (27 July 1768 – 25 September 1838) was an English merchant and politician. Life and career The son of Robert Mangles, a ship chandler in Wapping, he went into his father's business together with his brother John. He was also a shipowner in partnership with his brothers John (1760–1837), Timothy (1729–1795) and Robert (1732–1788). They owned at least four vessels that were employed in the South Sea whale fishery. Mangles was Member of Parliament for from 1831 to 1837. During the 1830s he bought Down Place, Surrey, from Edward Turnour, 3rd Earl Winterton. He became a director of the East India Company and served as High Sheriff of Surrey (1808–1809). Family Mangles married Mary Hughes of Guildford. There were six sons and six daughters of the marriage, with ten surviving to adulthood. *The eldest, Caroline, born 1792, married in 1815 the Rev. Arthur Onslow, as his second wife. *The eldest son Frederick (1794–1869) married Marion or Marian Scott, daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mangles (Royal Navy Officer)
James Mangles (1786 – 18 November 1867) was an officer of the Royal Navy, naturalist, horticulturalist and writer. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of captain. In the post-war period, with his brothers Robert and George, who shared his interests in horticulture, botany and plant collection, James was actively involved in the botanical, horticultural and commercial life of early colonial Western Australia. Life Mangles was the son of John Mangles (1760–1837), brother of James Mangles (1762–1838), the Member of Parliament. He entered the navy in March 1800, on board the frigate , with Captain Ross Donnelly, whom in 1801 he followed to . After active service on the coast of France, at the reduction of the Cape of Good Hope, and at the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, he was, on 24 September 1806, promoted to be lieutenant of , in which, in February 1809, he was present at the reduction of Martinique. In 1811 Mangles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Mangles
Ross Lowis Mangles VC (14 April 1833 – 28 February 1905) was a British administrator in India and the recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Mangles is one of only five civilians to be awarded the Victoria Cross. Biography Early life Mangles was the son of Ross Donnelly Mangles, sometime chairman of the East India Company. He was educated at Windlesham House School, Brighton (1842–43), Bath Grammar School and East India Company College (1851–52). He took up a place in the Bengal Civil Service in 1853. Victoria Cross He was 24 years old, and a civilian in the Bengal Civil Service during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place at Arrah for which he was awarded the VC: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, England. Subsequent life and career Mangles held various positions in India, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangles Bay
Mangles Bay () is a bay of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia which opens out to the Indian Ocean. The town of Rockingham is on its coast, and the causeway to Garden Island runs along its southern edge. The bay was named for the Mangles family and Ellen Stirling (née Mangles), the wife of Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling. The bay's seabed consists of the Mangles Bay shallows, which is covered in seagrass meadows; and the Mangles Bay deep basin, a much deeper area slightly to the north. Mangles Bay is a popular recreation area. It is used for fishing, water sports such as sailing, water skiing, boating and swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r .... References External links Sea-seek Tourist attractions in Western Australia Bays of Western A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangles River
The Mangles River is in the South Island of New Zealand. Its main tributary is the Tutaki River but it is also fed by water flowing off the Braeburn Range. It feeds into the Buller River near the town of Murchison. The river is popular destination for kayaking and trout fishing. William Fox was the New Zealand Company agent in Nelson when he explored the Buller as far south as Murchison in February 1846, with Thomas Brunner and Charles Heaphy. They renamed the lower section of the Tiraumea River, after the English MP, Ross Donnelly Mangles, one of the company's directors. The official name was gazetted A gazette is an official journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper. In English and French speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name ''Gazette'' since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers ... as Mangles River on 27 May 2021. River pollution has been monitored since 2016. About 75% of the catchment is in native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
