Frederick Armand Powlett (6 January 1811 – 9 June 1865)
[
] was a
Treasurer of Victoria
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* preparation and delivery of the annual Stat ...
and inaugural president of the
Melbourne Cricket Club
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The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Groun ...
.
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Powlett was born in ]Shropshire
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, England, the son of the Reverend Charles Powlett[ and descendant of cricket administrator ]Charles Powlett
The Reverend Charles Powlett (1728 – 29 January 1809) was a patron of English cricket who has been described as the mainstay, if not the actual founder, of the Hambledon Club.Ashley-Cooper, p. 155. Powlett held an important position in the adm ...
(1728–1809). Frederick Powlett travelled with John Franklin
Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Northern Canada, Canadia ...
to Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
) in 1837.[ Powlett then moved to the ]Port Phillip District
The Port Phillip District was an administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales from 9 September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became the Colony of Victoria.
In September 1836, NSW Colonial Sec ...
being Commissioner of Crown Lands from 1838 to 1860 and becoming a police magistrate.[
Powlett was one of the five founders][
] of the Melbourne Cricket Club in November 1838 and was elected its inaugural president in 1841.[
Powlett was the first gold commissioner in Victoria — his district included Ballarat and Castlemaine.][
Powlett became Treasurer of Victoria on 30 September 1852 after the death of ]Alastair Mackenzie
Alastair John Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970) is a Scottish actor and writer.
Early life
Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. He left home at ...
.[
Powlett became a captain the Castlemaine Rifles (Kyneton corps).][
On 9 June 1865 Powlett died at ]Kyneton, Victoria
Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east.
The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street has ...
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The ]Powlett River
The Powlett River (Boonwurrung: ''Kugerungmome'') is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Location and features
The Powlett River rises on the southern slo ...
was named in 1841 in his honour after an arrest at this place of two (Aboriginal) men, Tunnerminnerwait
Tunnerminnerwait ( 1812–1842) was an Australian Aboriginal resistance fighter and Parperloihener clansman from Tasmania. He was also known by several other names including Pevay, Jack of Cape Grim, Tunninerpareway and renamed Jack Napoleon Tarr ...
(known as Jack) and Maulboyheenner
Maulboyheenner (c.1816 – 20 January 1842) was an Indigenous Australian resistance fighter and guide from north-eastern Tasmania. He was also known by several other names including Timme, Timmy, Bob and Malapuwinarana.
Early life
Maulboyheenner ...
(known as Bob, or sometimes called Timmy or Jimmy), who became the first people executed in the Port Phillip District.
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1804 births
1865 deaths
Treasurers of Victoria
English emigrants to colonial Australia
Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers
Victoria cricketers
English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
19th-century British sportsmen
Gold commissioners
19th-century Australian public servants