Philip Gidley King

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Botany_Bay
British_naval_history
Royal_Navy_expeditions
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:born April 23, 1758
gptkbp:children gptkb:Philip_King
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_Bligh
gptkbp:contribution Exploration_of_Australia
gptkbp:descendant convicts
gptkbp:died September 3, 1808
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Early_governance_of_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip Gidley King
gptkbp:influence Agricultural_development_in_Australia
gptkbp:influenced Australian_history
Naval_policies_in_Australia
Settlement_patterns_in_Australia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:involvedIn Maritime exploration
Convict transportation
gptkbp:knownFor Second Governor of New South Wales
Establishing_friendly_relations_with_Indigenous_Australians
gptkbp:legacy King_Island_named_after_him
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
English
gptkbp:notableEvent Establishment of the first agricultural settlement in Australia
Expansion_of_New_South_Wales_territory
gptkbp:notableFeature Development of Sydney as a city
Leadership during the early colonial period.
gptkbp:notableWork Establishment of agricultural settlements
gptkbp:occupation naval officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Port_Jackson,_Australia
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Arthur_Phillip
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_colonization_of_Australia
gptkb:New_South_Wales_Colony
gptkb:First_Fleet
Colonial administration
Maritime trade routes
Colonial governance
Exploration_of_the_Pacific_Ocean
Early_Australian_politics
gptkbp:role Colonial administrator
gptkbp:serviceYears 1780–1808
gptkbp:significantEvent Establishment_of_Sydney
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_King
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lachlan_Macquarie