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Eyre, Edward John
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Explorer and colonial governor, born in Yorkshire; emigrated to Australia in 1832; successfully explored the interior of SW. Australia in 1841; governor of New Zealand in 1846, of St. Vincent in 1852, and of Jamaica in 1862; recalled in 1865, and prosecuted for harsh treatment of the natives, but was acquitted; his defence was championed by Carlyle, Ruskin, and Kingsley, while J. S. Mill supported the prosecution; b . 1815.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Eyre, Edward John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/eyre-edward-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Eyre, Edward John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/eyre-edward-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
