William Broughton (magistrate)

William Broughton (1768–1821) was an English public servant and early settler in the Colony of New South Wales.[1]

William Broughton

Esq.
Portrait by an unknown artist, date unknown, reproduced 1923
Born
Chatham, Kent, England
BaptisedNovember 1768
Died22 July 1821 (aged 52)
Appin, New South Wales
Resting placeSt Lukes, Liverpool
Spouse
Elizabeth Charlotte
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(m. 1810)​
PartnerElizabeth Heathorn (alias Ann Glossop) (1792–1807)
ChildrenFive by Ann Glossop, including Elizabeth Throsby

Life

William Broughton was baptised in November 1768 at Chatham, Kent. He arrived in the Colony of New South Wales with the First Fleet, under the auspices of Governor Arthur Phillip, as a servant to surgeon John White.[1] He was employed under every subsequent administration, in the commissariat department of the territory and its dependencies.[2] According to the obituary in the Sydney Gazette, in his various public duties "he afforded general satisfaction."[2]

Death

At Appin, on Sunday 22 July 1821, William Broughton, Esquire, acting assistant commissary general, and a magistrate for the territory, died after a painful illness. The funeral took place on Wednesday 25 July at St. Luke's Church, Liverpool, and was attended by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and most of the civil and military officers, and prominent inhabitants of the Colony.[2]

References
  1. Parsons, Vivienne (2006) [1966]. "Broughton, William (1768–1821)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. "Deaths". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 28 July 1821. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Further reading
  • Carty, Margaret (1987). William Broughton and the Kennedy Connection. [Melbourne]: M. Carty.
  • Gillen, Mollie (1989). The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet. Sydney: Library of Australian History.
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