Edward abbott 1772

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Edward Abbott was born in England 1772, during his youth he was a member of the 34th and 73rd regiments from where he joined the New South Wales Corps

On 5 June 1789 he was appointed a lieutenant of the New South Wales Corps 1795 a captain of the New South Wales Corps 1808 a major of the New South Wales Corps

He reached Sydney on 28 June 1790 and was sent to Norfolk Island and became the town adjutant, inspector of outposts and apparently a sort of informal government architect on the island

After he helped Governor King suppress an incipient mutiny in 1794 and returned to Sydney where in 1795 he was made commandant of the Hawkesbury district of New South Wales and at the end of the year received a commission as a magistrate

1796 he took despatches from Governor Hunter to London in England from where he returned towards the end of 1799

In the early part of 1800 he was appointed as engineer and artillery officer and planned the first battery on Middle Head and was involved with some constructive work on the Dawes Battery

Between 1797 and 1808 his time was divided to Norfolk Island and commandant at Parramatta of New South Wales

January 1808 he joined the committee that illegally deposed Governor Bligh; after which he was chosen to be the new Judge-Advocate but he resigned immediately

1810 Governor Macquarie sent him to attend the court martial of Colonel Johnston in England (who was cashiered out of the New South Wales Marine Corps) Abbott's name was also struck off the army list soon after his departure to England

He returned to Australia during 1813 and was appointed deputy-judge-advocate for Tasmania and had considerable powers of summary jurisdiction, his term of office is held with distinction; when the office was abolished and he journeyed on a visit to England

Returning from England to Launceston of Tasmania he was appointed its civil commandant and thus held the post of acting-governor of Tasmania when Governor Arthur Philip was on active duty with troops during the 'Black War' of 1830

He died on 17 January 1844

Bibliography: Australian Encyclopædia (1912 - third edition revised 1927) published by Angus & Robertson Limited, 89 Castlereagh Street, Sydney New South Wales (page 1) - Editor Charles H. Bertie, Municipal Library of Sydney