Dr John Stephen Hampton (c. 1806–2 December 1869) was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
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Early life
Little is known of John Hampton's early life. His death certificate states that he was born in 1810, but other evidence suggests 1806 or perhaps 1807; these latter figures are considered more likely. He undertook medical studies at Edinburgh, graduating with a diploma of medicine in September 1828. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He was appointed an assistant naval surgeon with the Britannia, but shortly afterwards was transferred to the Sphinx. In 1832 he was attached to the Plymouth dockyards, where he worked to prevent the spread of cholera. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium He later served on the Savage, the Firebrand and finally the Portland. In December 1834 he was promoted to full surgeon, and in March 1843 became surgeon-superintendent. A surgeon-superintendent was the official on board a Convict transport Ship and ships transporting Indentured labour with overall authority in Between 1841 and 1845, Hampton was surgeon-superintendent on a series of convict ships to Van Diemen's Land: the Mexborough, the Constant and the Sir George Seymour. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.
Comptroller General of Convicts in Tasmania
Having served well on a number of convict ships to Van Diemen's Land, Hampton was appointed Comptroller-General of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land in May 1846. He arrived at the colony on 27 October 1846. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display During his time in the office, allegations of inhumanity and corruption were frequently published in the press. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain In 1855, the Tasmanian Legislative Council established a select committee to look into the allegations. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. See also Committee A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues Hampton was summonsed to appear in the House for questioning, but refused. The House then found him guilty of contempt and issued a warrant for his arrest, but both the police magistrate and the local sheriff refused to help arrest him. Contempt of court is a court ruling which in the context of a court trial or hearing deems an individual as having been disrespectful of the court its process and its invested Most often the term warrant refers to a specific type of Authorization; a Writ issued by a competent officer usually a Judge or Magistrate An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Hampton eventually wrote a letter to the Council, in which we agreed to remain under house arrest until the legality of the warrant had been established. In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which The Council refused to accept this proposal, but a political crisis was averted when the Governor of Tasmania Fox Young appointed a judicial tribunal to pronounce on the legality of the warrant, then prorogued parliament. The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, KCMG ( 23 April 1803 – 18 September 1870) was the fifth Governor of South Australia, serving The Parliament of Tasmania consists of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Tasmanian House of Assembly and the Monarch represented by the Governor of Tasmania
While the tribunal was still sitting, Hampton obtained a leave of absence on grounds of ill health, and left the colony. The tribunal eventually returned a decision that the warrant was not legal. The Tasmanian Legislative Council then appealed to the Privy Council's judicial committee, who again found in Hampton's favour. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Eventually the inquiry proceeded with evidence from Hampton. The final report presented findings that Hampton had engaged in corrupt practices, including the employment of convict labour for personal profit.
Not much is known of the next five years of Hampton's life. He took no government service, spending some of the time in Toronto, Canada on "urgent private affairs". Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Governor of Western Australia
In 1861, Hampton was appointed Governor of Western Australia. The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. He arrived in the colony the following year, and immediately took far more direct control of Western Australia's convict establishment than had his predecessors. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The convict era of Western Australia was the period during which Western Australia was a Penal colony of the British Empire. He imposed a far stricted regime than in the past, with increased use of flogging as a punishment, and the reintroduction of solitary confinement. Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to in American English as "the hole" or "the pound" (or in British English "the block" is a Punishment Hampton constantly quarrelled with the Comptroller General of Convicts and in 1866 he had him removed. The Comptroller General of Convicts was the head of the convict establishment in Western Australia. Hampton then appointed his son George to act in the position. George Essex Hampton (c 1838–1876 was an unpopular public official in colonial Western Australia. George Hampton had no particular qualifications for the position, and already held a number of other salaried positions. This "unusually blatant act of nepotism"1 was extremely unpopular within the colony, and was compounded when Hampton approved his son a living allowance, to which he was entitled but did not need since he lived in Government House. Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the Thereafter, both Hamptons became figures of public hostility and ridicule within the colony.
The Government of Western Australia was in acute debt when Hampton took over as Governor. He immediately imposed strict cost-cutting measures, including using convict labour instead of contract labour whenever possible. Within a year the colony had recovered from its financial problems, and a few years later was on a firm financial footing. His sound financial management endeared him to the Colonial Office, and went some way to alleviating his unpopular public image. His vigorous public works program also met with strong approval by the colonists. Public works are the construction or engineering projects carried out by the State on behalf of the Community.
It is not known whether Hampton sought a second term as Governor. On the expiry of his term in November 1868, he returned to England on the Emily Smith. His wife died shortly after their arrival in England, and Hampton himself lived only until 1 December 1869. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Notes
- de Garis (1981), page 302
References
- Boyce, P. J. (1979). "J. S. Hampton: The Governor", in Hunt, Lyall (ed. ): Westralian Portraits. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. The University of Western Australia Press is a Western Australian Publisher established in 1935 ISBN 0-85564-157-6.
- de Garis, B. K. (1981). "Political tutelage 1829–1890", in Stannage, C. T. (ed. ): A New History of Western Australia. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0-85564-170-3.
- The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). "John Stephen Hampton 1862-1868", Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.
| Preceded by Sir Arthur Kennedy |
Governor of Western Australia 1862–1888 |
Succeeded by Sir Benjamin Pine |
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| NAME | Hampton, John Stephen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | governor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | c. Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (5 April 1809 &ndash 3 June 1883 was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of a number The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891 was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2 December 1869 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | England |
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