Historedia
Person

Lord Hobart

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1804

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lord Hobart, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Hobart established in Van Diemen's Land

    1804

    Role: British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

    1. 1804 · Sullivans CoveNaming of Hobart Town

      The settlement was named Hobart Town by David Collins after Lord Hobart, the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

    2. 1804 · Risdon CoveAbandonment of Risdon Cove

      The Risdon Cove settlement was abandoned in 1804 following an affray in which Aboriginal people were killed.

    3. February 1804 · Sullivans CoveRelocation to Sullivans Cove

      David Collins moved the settlement to Sullivans Cove in February 1804, on the western side of the Derwent, where fresh water was more plentiful.

Sources

  1. Hobart Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01