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Lieutenant-General Francis Grose (1758 – 8 May 1814) was a British soldier who commanded the New South Wales Corps. As Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales he governed the colony from 1792 until 1794, in which he established military rule, abolished civil courts, and made generous land-grants to his officers.
A fourth company was raised from those Marines wishing to remain in New South Wales under Captain George Johnston, who had been Governor Arthur Phillip's aide-de-camp. [3] In December 1792, when Phillip returned to England for respite, Grose was left in charge. [4] Grose immediately abandoned Phillip's plans for governing the colony.
Francis Grose (before 11 June 1731 – 12 May 1791) was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer. He produced A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) and A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions (1787).
In 1789, he was promoted to captain in the New South Wales Corps, serving under Major Francis Grose. [6] After some time spent recruiting, he arrived in Sydney in October 1791. From November 1791 until March 1793 he served in command on Norfolk Island. Whilst there he collected botanical, geological and insect specimens and sent them to Banks.
Edwd. Mercier who attended the funeral of the late Francis Grose Esqr. to the Church of Drumcondra near Dublin, where his Remains were deposited 18th May, 1791. The figure of Captain Grose in the image is placed on his own grave. Thomas Furlong, poet, who translated Carolan's The Irish Minstrelsy, died in 1827 aged 33 years and was buried near ...
Although Pennant never visited Australia his friends and acquaintances included Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook and Francis Grose (whose son Francis administered the colony of New South Wales when Arthur Phillip returned to England in 1792). Under the patronage system of the time, colonial administrators and explorers often acknowledged ...
From Lee to Sandy! A Guide to Every Captain in the 'Below Deck' Franchise. Read article. The Michigan native noted that his doctors can’t diagnose his current ailment beyond “a nerve issue ...
Kenmure Castle drawn by Francis Grose around 1790. Kenmure became a property of the Gordon family from 1297, when they arrived from Berwickshire. The Gordons also built a castle on an island in Lochinvar, some 6 miles (9.7 km) to the north. [4] James IV of Scotland came to Kenmure in March 1508 following a pilgrimage to Whithorn. The king ...