John Coghill (1785–1853) was an Australian politician and naval captain. He was the master of the ship '' Mangles'', which transported convicts to

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from 1820 to 1826. After settling in New South Wales in 1826 he became a magistrate, and was based in Braidwood, where he built the

Bedervale Bedervale is a heritage-listed colonial homestead in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia. The house was designed by John Verge and was completed in 1842. Bedervale is owned privately and the homestead's contents were purchased by the Nationa ...

homestead. From 1843 to 1845 he was a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...

. During 1841, he was in command of the convict road gang that built

The Wool Road The Wool Road (also later known as 'The Old Wool Road') was a historic road in New South Wales, Australia, that ran from Nerriga to what is now called Vincentia on Jervis Bay. It was constructed privately in 1841, using convict labour. Its purpo ...

. In Braidwood, there is a wall plaque to his memory, in Anglican Church of St Andrew. Coghill Street is named after him.

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Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877

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- includes digitised letters written by Coghill to the

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1785 births 1853 deaths Australian magistrates Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians British emigrants to Australia {{Australia-politician-stub