William Bligh
Vice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN 1814 portrait 4th Governor of New South Wales In office 13 August 1806 – 26 January 1808 Preceded by Philip Gidley King Succeeded by Lachlan Macquarie Personal details Born (1754-09-09)9 September 1754 St Tudy, Cornwall, Great Britain Died 7 December 1817(1817-12-07) (aged 63) 25 Bond Street, London, England, Great Britain Resting place St Mary-at-Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England Spouse(s) Elizabeth (Betsy) Betham Children 6 children Occupation Naval officer, colonial administrator Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A historic mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, 3,618 nautical miles (6,701 km; 4,164 mi), after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum Rebellion.