John Hampton

John Hampton

John Stephen Hampton (c. 1806–2 December 1869) was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868.

Read more about John Hampton:  Early Life, Comptroller General of Convicts in Tasmania, Governor of Western Australia

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