William Balcombe (28 December 1777 – 19 March 1829) was an

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and colonial administrator. He came to fame as the father of a daughter ( Betsy Balcombe) who befriended Napoleon Bonaparte whilst the Balcombe family were living on

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. The exiled Bonaparte had lodged with the Balcombes (at the Briars) whilst his permanent quarters at Longwood were being prepared. William Balcombe spent some time in the

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appointed as the first treasurer, arriving on 5 April 1824 with his family and servants aboard the ''Hibernia''. He died there in 1829 (aged 51) and was buried in Sydney.

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File:Briars Pavilion (16477116332).jpg, Napoleon Bonaparte spent his first two months of exile living in the Pavilion, on the Balcombe Briars Estate on St Helena. File:Bowman flag, 1806.jpg, The painted silk flag with the 1806 emblem of the New South Wales colony File:Bowman Flag.svg, A modern rendition of the flag

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