David Collins
British colonial administrator
Died when: 54 years 21 days (648 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Colonel David Collins (3 March 1756 – 24 March 1810) was a British Marine officer who was appointed as Judge-Advocate to the new colony being established in Botany Bay.
He sailed with Governor Arthur Phillip on the First Fleet to establish a penal colony at what is now Sydney.
He became secretary to the first couple of Governors, later being appointed to start a secondary colony where he founded the city of Hobart as the founding Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (later becoming the state of Tasmania).
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