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William Broughton (judge)
William Broughton may refer to: *William Robert Broughton (1762–1821), British naval officer who explored parts of the Pacific Ocean *William Broughton (magistrate) (1768–1821), early settler and magistrate in New South Wales *William Broughton (bishop) (1788–1853), first Anglican bishop of Australia *Bill Broughton (William James Broughton, 1913–1990), New Zealand jockey See also *William Broughton Davies (1831–1906), Sierra Leonean medical doctor *William Broughton Carr (1836–1909), British author and beekeeper {{hndis, Broughton, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robert Broughton
William Robert Broughton (22 March 176214 March 1821) was a British naval officer in the late 18th century. As a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he commanded HMS ''Chatham'' as part of the Vancouver Expedition, a voyage of exploration through the Pacific Ocean led by Captain George Vancouver in the early 1790s. Personal life William Robert Broughton was born on 22 March 1762.J. K. Laughton, 'Broughton, William Robert, naval officer, (1762–1821)', rev. Roger Morriss, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200retrieved 29 December 2015/ref> His father, Charles Broughton, was a Hamburg merchant and his mother, Anne Elizabeth, was the daughter of Baron William de Hertoghe. Broughton married his cousin, Jemima, on 26 November 1802. They had four children. On 12 March 1821, while in Florence, Broughton suffered an angina attack and died two days later. He was buried in the English burial ground in Leghorn. Early career Broughton' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |