Mangles is the name of a wealthy

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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

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; 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 George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 – 30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one fthe key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring ...

) 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

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. * Ross Donnelly Mangles (1801–77), son of James Mangles MP, Liberal Member for Guildford, 1841–1858, and chairman of the

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, 1857–1858. *

Ross Lowis 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 ...

(1833–1905), son of Ross Donnelly Mangles. One of only five civilians to have been awarded a Victoria Cross, for saving a wounded soldier during the Indian Mutiny.

Others

*The shipping company F. & C.F. Mangles sent one convict ship (if not more) to Sydney around 1800. It ran a regular service to the colony from 1835. Its principal was James Mangles MP. *The

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

n state floral emblem, the Mangles kangaroo paw or red and green kangaroo paw, '' Anigozanthos manglesii'', is named after James Mangles. *

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 f ...

off

Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 47 km south-south-west of the city centre. It acts as the primary centre for the City of Rockingham. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockbu ...

is named after the family.

References

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