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Latitude
51.507222
Longitude
-0.1275
Start Date
1819-01-01
End Date
1819-01-01

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ID
tba86c

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/francis-simpkinson
Birth Place
London, England, UK
Biography
painter, diarist and naval officer, was born in London on 26 May 1819, son of John Augustus Francis Simpkinson (later Sir Francis Simpkinson QC), barrister and sometime treasurer of Lincoln’s Inn, and Mary, née Griffin, a sister of Jane Franklin, second wife of Sir John Franklin, governor of Van Diemen’s Land. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 26 May 1819
Summary
Francis Guillemard Simpkinson was a painter, diarist and naval officer. In 1845 at the Hobart Town Art Exhibition, (the first major fine arts exhibition in any of the Australian colonies), Simpkinson showed one watercolour.
Gender
Male
Died
4-Dec-06
Age at death
87