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About David Collins
Colonel David Collins was a British military officer and colonial administrator who was appointed as the first Judge-Advocate to the British colony of New South Wales. He sailed with Governor Arthur Phillip on the First Fleet and assisted in the founding of what is now known as the city of Sydney. He became secretary to the Governor and was later tasked with establishing a secondary colony in Port Phillip. Collins deemed the site unsatisfactory and transferred this settlement to Van Diemen's Land, where he was appointed Lieutenant Governor and founded the city of Hobart.
Everything about David Collins →- Occupation
- politician, judge, military officer, governor
- Position held
- Judge Advocate of New South Wales, Governor of Tasmania
- Citizenship
- Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- March 3, 1756
- Died
- March 24, 1810