Matthew Bowden (1779–1814) served as surgeon in the Royal Lancashire Regiment and assistant surgeon on David Collins' 1803 expedition to found a British settlement in Port Phillip, now part of Victoria, Australia.[1] The settlement (and Bowden) relocated to Hobart, Tasmania in early 1804.
He died in Tasmania on 23 October 1814.
See also
- Ocean (1794 ship), the merchant ship that carried Bowden to Port Philip
- History of Victoria, for the 1803 British settlement of Port Phillip
References
- ↑ "Bowden, Matthew (1779–1814)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 1966. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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