Mangles is the name of a wealthy

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family whose members had amongst other things, interests in the

Swan River Colony The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just ''Swan River'', was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, an ...

Prominent members

Prominent members and interests include: * James Mangles MP (1762–1838), High Sheriff for

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from 1808–1809, MP for

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in Parliament from 1831–1837. * James Mangles FRS (1786–1867), nephew of James Mangles MP. Travelled extensively in the

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; co-authored ''Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor''. Visited the Swan River Colony in 1831. Commissioned James Drummond (through

George Fletcher Moore George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 – 30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one fthe key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring ...

) to collect seeds, plants, and herbarium specimens. He also received seeds and plants from

Georgiana Molloy Georgiana Molloy (23 May 1805 – 8 April 1843) was an early settler in Western Australia, who is remembered as one of the first botany, botanical collectors in the colony. Her husband, John Molloy (Australian settler), John, was involved in ...

. * Robert Mangles (1780–1861), brother of James Mangles. * Ellen Mangles (1807–1874), daughter of James Mangles MP. In 1823 she married James Stirling, later Admiral and

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. * Ross Donnelly Mangles (1801–77), son of James Mangles MP, Liberal Member for Guildford, 1841–1858, and chairman of the

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, 1857–1858. * Ross Lowis Mangles (1833–1905), son of Ross Donnelly Mangles. One of only five civilians to have been awarded a Victoria Cross, for saving a wounded soldier during the Indian Mutiny.

Others

*The shipping company F. & C.F. Mangles sent one convict ship (if not more) to Sydney around 1800. It ran a regular service to the colony from 1835. Its principal was James Mangles MP. *The

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

n state floral emblem, the Mangles

kangaroo paw Kangaroo paw is the common name for a number of species, in two genera of the family Haemodoraceae, that are native to the south-west of Western Australia. These Rhizome, rhizomatous perennial plants are noted for their unique bird-attracting f ...

or red and green kangaroo paw, ''

Anigozanthos manglesii ''Anigozanthos manglesii'', commonly known as the red-and-green kangaroo paw, Mangles' kangaroo paw, kurulbrang (Noongar), is a plant species endemic (ecology), endemic to Western Australia, and the floral emblem of that state. The flower has ...

'', is named after James Mangles. *

Mangles Bay Mangles Bay () is a bay of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia which opens out to the Indian Ocean. The town of Rockingham, Western Australia, Rockingham is on its coast, and the causeway to Garden Island, Western Australia, Garden Island runs ...

off

Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 47 km south-south-west of the city centre. It acts as the primary centre for the City of Rockingham. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn ...

is named after the family.

References

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