William Bligh

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Noun1.William Bligh - British admiralWilliam Bligh - British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
Bligh, Captain Bligh
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Ironically, King was replaced by a man who already had a bad record with mutineers: the infamous Captain Bligh of the Bounty would become Governor Bligh of the Rum Rebellion.
A Voyage to New Holland and Round the World
Here we get an inside view on the way in which the relations between the naval officer governor and the army officers of the Corps deteriorated in a process that eventually led to the rebellion against Governor Bligh. Colnett's report of the situation in the colony contributed to the decision to relieve Governor King.
G. Allen Mawer (ed.), A voyage to New Holland and round the world: for the purpose of transporting convicts thither and returning with ship timbers, with observations on the mutinous state of New South Wales and the superiority of New Zealand for settlement undertaken and performed by Captain James Colnett of the Royal Navy, in HMS Glatton during the years 1802 and 1803
Turnbull's only claim to colonial cred is that he is a descendant of Hawkesbury settlers who supported Governor Bligh, which is hardly a radical lineage.
Tony Moore, Death or Liberty: Rebels and Radicals Transported to Australia 1788-1868
There is much to learn here, and many surprises beyond the well-known events such as the arrest of Governor Bligh in 1808 or the dismissal of Premier Lang in 1932.
David Clune and Ken Turner (eds), The Governors of New South Wales 1788- 2010

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