Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Chidley Irwin

Colonel Frederick Chidley Irwin (1788–1860) was acting Governor of Western Australia 1847 - 1848. The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap

Born in 1788, Frederick Chidley Irwin was the son of Reverend James Irwin. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap In 1808 he was commissioned into the 83rd Foot. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority He saw service in Spain and Portugal, and took part in several major battles of the Peninsula War, for which he won a number of medals. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France In 1817 he was stationed in Canada, and later in Ceylon. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island

In 1828, the British government decided to establish a colony on the western coast of Australia, and a cousin of Irwin's, James Stirling, was appointed its first Lieutenant-Governor. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Irwin was subsequently sent to the colony as a major in command of a detachment of the 63rd Regiment of Foot, whose mission was to protect and help establish the colony. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers" was a British Army Regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries He arrived with his men on board HMS Sulphur in June 1829. Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sulphur: was an 8-gun Fireship purchased in 1778 and sold in 1783

Irwin's position as officer commanding the troops afforded him the further position of vice chairman of the Legislative Council appointed by Stirling in January 1831. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. During Stirling's absence in 1832, Irwin was appointed to act as administrator of the colony.

In 1832, Irwin returned to England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland While there, he published The State and Position of Western Australia, the first published account of the colony. He also sought religious assistance for the colony, resulting in the arrival of the colony's first missionary, Louis Giustiniani, in 1836. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos He returned to Western Australia in December 1836, having been promoted to Major, and made permanent Commandant of the Western Australian Forces. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country He was further promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1845. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies

On the death of Governor Andrew Clarke in February 1847, Irwin took office as acting Governor until the arrival of the new governor, Charles Fitzgerald. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke KCH (1793&ndash11 February 1847 was Governor of Western Australia from 1846 until his death in 1847 Captain Charles Fitzgerald (1791&ndash1887 was the Governor of The Gambia from 1844 until 1847 then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 His administration was extremely unpopular with the settlers of Western Australia, and the arrival of Fitzgerald was widely celebrated. He retired from the army in 1854 and died in Cheltenham in 1860. Education

In 1991 the Frederick Irwin Anglican School was opened and named in honour of his contributions to Western Australia. Frederick Irwin Anglican School (originally "Frederick Irwin Anglican Community School" is a private school located in Meadow Springs in Mandurah Western Australia

References

• The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). "Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Chidley Irwin 1847-1848", Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.