About Charles Augustus John Symmons
Lived 1804 – 1887 (aged 82–83). Charles Augustus John Symmons was a judge.
Charles Augustus John Symmons (1804–1887) was an official of the British government posted at the Swan River Colony, assuming a role as "protector" and later police officer in the early decades of European settlement in Southwest Australia.
Biography Charles Symmons was born in 1804 to a privileged family, made destitute by a "reversal of fortune" in 1831. While not meeting the usual requirements of education or experience in administering religion or law, Symmons took advantage of family connections to receive a recommendation from the Earl of Clarendon for a position at the new colony.
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Who was Charles Augustus John Symmons?
British official in Southwest Australia (1804–1887)
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Charles Augustus John Symmons was born in 1804.
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Charles Augustus John Symmons died in 1887.
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Charles Augustus John Symmons was a judge.
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