Charles Joseph La Trobe (20 March 1801 – 4 December 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the colony of Victoria (now a state of Australia). Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
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Early life
La Trobe was born in London, the son of Christian Ignatius Latrobe, a family of Huguenot origin. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Christian Ignatius Latrobe ( 12 February 1758 Fulneck near Leeds - 6 May 1836 Liverpool) was an English clergyman The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth He seems to have been educated in Switzerland[1]; active in mountaineering, he made a number of ascents in the Alps 1824-1826. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of In 1832 he visited the United States along with Count Albert Pourtales, and in 1834 travelled from New Orleans to Mexico with Washington Irving. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th La Trobe published several travel books describing his experiences: The Alpenstock (1829), The Pedestrian (1832), The Rambler in North America (1835), and The Rambler in Mexico (1836). [2]
Lieutenant-Governor
In 1837 he was entrusted with a government commission in the West Indies and reported on the future education of the recently emancipated slaves. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting He then was sent to the Port Phillip district of New South Wales in 1839 as superintendent though he had little managerial and administrative experience. "Port Phillip" may also refer to a Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. Melbourne had a population of around 3000 at the time and was rapidly expanding. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 La Trobe commenced works to improve sanitation and streets[2]. As Port Phillip District was a dependency of New South Wales at the time, all land sales, building plans and officer appointments had to be approved by Governor of New South Wales George Gipps, with whom La Trobe had a good personal and working relationship. The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years between 1838 A Separation Association had been formed in 1840 wanting Port Phillip to become separate colony. In 1841 La Tobe wrote to Gipps, asking him to visit Melbourne to form his own opinion on the separation question[2]. La Trobe did not actively campaign for separation, content that Earl Grey had included separation in the reorganisation plan for the colonies. For the blend of tea with the same name see Earl Grey tea. For the village in the Canadian prairies see Earl Grey Saskatchewan. [1] By 1851, when Melbourne had a gold-induced exodus, La Trobe became lieutenant-governor for three years, until 1854 when the colony of Victoria finally achieved separation from New South Wales. La Trobe, who had suffered self-doubt and criticisms due to his inexperience had submitted his resignation in December 1852 and had to wait for Charles Hotham to take his place. Sir Charles Hotham, KCB, RN ( January 14, 1806 &ndash December 31, 1855) was Lieutenant-governor and later Towards the end of his governorship, La Trobe's wife Sophie became ill and died after returning to Europe on 30 January 1854. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year
La Trobe acted as lieutenant-governor of Van Diemen's Land for four months in 1846-47. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.
Legacy
Much of Melbourne's substantial inner city parks and gardens can be attributed to La Trobe's foresight in reserving this land. Melbourne and Victoria are dotted with things named in honour of La Trobe, including La Trobe University, La Trobe Street in the CBD, the federal electorate of La Trobe in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs, the Latrobe Valley in southeastern Victoria, Mount LaTrobe in Wilsons Promontory, and the La Trobe Reading Room at the State Library of Victoria. La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. La Trobe Street (also LaTrobe is a major Street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city The Division of La Trobe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. This is a list of Municipalities and their Suburbs and townships in the greater Metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria The Latrobe Valley is nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia. Wilsons Promontory is a Peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at. The State Library of Victoria is the central Library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in Melbourne.
Geelong keys
Charles La Trobe is also linked to the discovery of a minor piece of evidence suggesting early European exploration of Australia. Although most historians hold that the European discovery of Australia began in 1606 with the voyage of the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon on board the In 1847, at Limeburners’ Point near Geelong, Victoria, Charles La Trobe, a keen amateur geologist, was examining the shells from a lime kiln when a worker showed him a set of five keys that he claimed to have found, subsequently named the Geelong Keys. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state The Geelong Keys were a set of keys discovered in 1845 or 1846 in the time of Governor Charles La Trobe at Corio Bay in Victoria, Australia. La Trobe concluded that the keys were dropped onto the beach around three centuries ago. In 1977, Kenneth McIntyre hypothesized they were dropped by Portuguese sailors under the command of Cristóvão de Mendonça[3] . Mendonça in João de Barros's Décadas da Ásia See also João de Barros Cristóvão de Mendonça was a Portuguese sailor and statesman who was active in Since the keys have long been lost their exact origin cannot be verified. However, research by Geologists Edmund Gill and P. F. B. Alsop showed the age of the deposit they were found in dated to 2330-2800 years old, making La Trobe's dating implausable. The error by La Trobe is quite understandable according to Gill and Alsop, given that in 1847 most people thought the world was only 6000 years old. [4].
See also
References
- ^ a b Jill Eastwood (1967). La Trobe’s Cottage is a historic cottage in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1839 for the first superintendent of the Port Phillip The Latrobe nugget is one of the largest groups of cubic Gold Crystals known in the world and is kept at the Natural History Museum in London. La Trobe, Charles Joseph (1801 - 1875). Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2 89-93. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB is a multi-volume project published by Melbourne University Press. MUP. Melbourne University Publishing (MUP is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne ( Australia) Retrieved on 2007-07-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
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- Serle, Percival (1949). "La Trobe, Charles Joseph". Dictionary of Australian Biography. The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
- ^ McIntyre, K (1977) The Secret Discovery of Australia, Portuguese ventures 200 years before Cook, p. 249-262 Souvenir Press, Menindie ISBN 028562303 6
- ^ Gill, E (1987) “On the McKiggan Theory of the Geelong keys” in The Mahogany ship. Relic or Legend? Proceedings of the Second Australian Symposium on the Mahogany Ship (Ed. Potter, B). p. 83-86 Warrnambool Institute Press ISBN 0 949759090
External links
- The Orders of La Trobe, July 31 1839
- The La Trobe Reading Room at the State Library of Victoria
- The La Trobe statue in Melbourne
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Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 1851–1854 |
Succeeded by Captain Sir Charles Hotham |
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