Philip Gidley King

The source records Launceston as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Birthplace

Launceston

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British Colonial governor (1758-1808)

From Wikidata Q725880

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• Rob Farrow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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