John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize. Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.
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20 October 1792 Cripplegate, United Kingdom
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Died |
4 September 1869 (aged 76) Collingwood, Colony of Victoria, British Empire
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Zodiac | Libra |
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