Mangles
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Mangles is the name of several people and things:
[edit] People
Mangles is the name of a wealthy English family whose members had amongst other things, interests in the Swan River Colony. Prominent members and interests include:
- James Mangles [1]. High Sheriff for Surrey in 1808. A director of the British East India Company. Represented Guildford in Parliament in 1832–37.
- James Mangles (RN) (1786-1867). Visited the Swan River Colony in 1831. Commissioned James Drummond (through George Fletcher Moore) to collect seeds, plants and herbarium specimens. He also received seeds and plants from Georgiana Molloy.
- Robert Mangles. Connected with the shipping company.
- Ellen Mangles. Third daughter of James snr.. Married James Stirling in 1823.
[edit] Things
- The shipping company F. & C.F. Mangles sent one convict ship (if not more) to Sydney around 1800. It ran a regular service to the colony from 1835. Its principal was James Mangles Snr.
- The Western Australian state emblem, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii) is named after Robert (or James).
- Mangles Bay off Rockingham, Western Australia is named after the family.
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