Edward Quintal (1800 – 8 September 1841) was the first Magistrate of the
British Overseas Territory of
Pitcairn Island. Quintal was the son of
Matthew Quintal
The complement of , the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure from England in December 1787 and 44 at the time of the mutiny, including her commander Lieute ...
, the Bounty Mutineer, and
Teraura, the partner of
Ned Young
The complement of , the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure from England in December 1787 and 44 at the time of the mutiny, including her commander Lieute ...
, and the future spouse of
Thursday October Christian. The elder Quintal was killed by a hatchet the year before Edward was born.
Quintal was appointed elder by
Joshua Hill in 1833, and he held the office of magistrate from 1838 to 1839.
Edward Quintal
The Peerage He was succeeded by his half-brother Arthur Quintal.
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Pitcairn Islands people of Cornish descent
Pitcairn Islands people of Polynesian descent
Pitcairn Islands politicians
1800 births
1841 deaths