William Hovell
William Hovell (
1786-
1875), explorer, was born at
Yarmouth, England and became a Royal Navy captain before settling in
New South wales. In
1824 Governor Sir
Thomas Brisbane asked Hovell to join with
Hamilton Hume to undertake the exploration of what is now southern New South Wales and
Victoria. Hovell had little bush experience, but had great experience as a navigator.
For details of the expedition, see the Hume and Hovell expedition.