# John Hunter - Governor of New South Wales

URL: https://allhistories.com/australia/rulers/john-hunter
Term of office: 11 September 1795 – 27 September 1800
Born-Died: 1737 - 1821
Dynasty: Governors of New South Wales
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunter_(Royal_Navy_officer)

A First Fleet naval officer. He failed to curb the trading monopoly of the NSW Corps officers. (Between Phillip and Hunter the colony was run by Lt-Governors Grose and Paterson, 1792–95.)

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Arthur Phillip](https://allhistories.com/australia/rulers/arthur-phillip)
- Next in list: [Philip Gidley King](https://allhistories.com/australia/rulers/philip-gidley-king)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1797 - [Merino sheep reach New South Wales](https://allhistories.com/australia/timeline/1797-merino-sheep-reach-new-south-wales)
- 1798 - [Bass and Flinders circle Van Diemen's Land](https://allhistories.com/australia/timeline/1798-bass-and-flinders-circle-van-diemen-s-land)
- 1800 - [The Baudin expedition](https://allhistories.com/australia/timeline/1800-the-baudin-expedition)