Person
Hodgson, Christopher Pemberton (1821 - 1865)
- Born
- 1821
England - Died
- 11 October 1865
Pau, Bayonne, France - Occupation
- Explorer and Writer
Summary
Christopher Hodgson spent around five years in Australia. He first managed two (cattle?) stations then accompanied Ludwig Leichhardt on his journey to Port Essington which departed on 1 October 1844. Hodgson was forced to return on November 5 due to fatigue and a lack of provisions. He organized an unsuccessful search party to find the Leichhardt party after hearing that it had come into trouble. Christopher Hodgson returned to London and wrote three books including Reminiscences of Australia, with Hints of a Squatter's Life published in 1846.
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Chronology
- 1839
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney)
- 1840 - 1843
- Career position - Managed Eton Vale station in Darling Downs with his brother Arthur
- 1844
- Career position - Manager of Condamine station
- 1 October 1844 - 5 November 1844
- Career position - Assistant on the Leichardt expedition to Port Essington
- c. 1845
- Life event - Returned to England
- 1846
- Publication - "Reminiscences of Australia, with Hints of a Squatter's Life", published in London
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kingston, Beverley, 'Hodgson, Christoper Pemberton (1821-1865), explorer, writer and diplomat' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1972), p. 406. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hodgson-christopher-pemberton-3776. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11299274. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/15023465. Details
- 'Hodgson, C Pemberton (1821-1865)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-567535. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 February 2018
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