Bishop, Peter

Summary

Details on Peter Bishop's life are incomplete so the dates of his birth and death are unknown. However, 1803-1829 is the period that is attributed to the most significant details of his life. He came from Bishopscourt, Ireland and joined the British armed forces in 1803. His regiment was present at Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars and was transferred to New South Wales in 1824. He accompanied Edmund Lockyer an exploratory excursion and discovered Bremer River. Bishop was promoted to lieutenant and was tasked with quelling disturbances among Aboriginals in the remote areas of southern New South Wales. He was commended by Governor Sir Ralph Darling for his efforts in handling disturbances so bloodlessly. Bishop was appointed as a magistrate and founded a military station in Illawarra. He rejoined his old regiment in Van Diemen's Land and assisted in maintain order. He was transferred to India in 1829 and appointed Knight of the Royal Geulphic Order (K.H) in 1837.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Bishop, P. O., 'Peter O. Bishop' in The history of neuroscience in autobiography, vol. 1, Squire, L. R., ed. (Elsevier, 1998), pp. 80-109. Details
• Cranfield, Louis R., 'Bishop, Peter (fl. 1803-1829), soldier and explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 108-109. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010102b.htm. Details
• Henry, G. H., 'Peter Bishop: the Canberra years' in Visual neuroscience, Pettigrew, J. D., Sanderson, K. J. and Levick, W. R., eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986), pp. 434-7. Details
• Hughes, A., 'Peter Bishop: a tribute' in Visual neuroscience, Pettigrew, J. D., Sanderson, K. J. and Levick, W. R., eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986), pp. 438-40. Details
• Lance, J. W., 'Peter Bishop: the first 65 years' in Visual neuroscience, Pettigrew, J. D., Sanderson, K. J. and Levick, W. R., eds (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986), pp. 430-3. Details

Resources

• Mellor, Lise, Bishop, Peter Orlebar, with Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney, University of Sydney, 2008, https://sydney.edu.au/medicine/museum/mwmuseum/index.php/Bishop,_Peter_Orlebar. Details
• 'Bishop, Peter (-1829)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466999. Details

See also

• Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details