John Pascoe Fawkner

John Pascoe Fawkner
Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, founder of Melbourne, by William Strutt, 1856: oil on canvas; 61.3 x 51.2 cm. National Library of Australia.
Born	(1792-10-20)20 October 1792 Cripplegate, London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died	4 September 1869(1869-09-04) (aged 76) Collingwood, Colony of Victoria, British Empire
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Businessman, pioneer, politician
Spouse	Eliza Cobb
Parent(s)	John Fawkner, Hannah Pascoe

John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize. Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.