Richard Bowyer Atkins
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Richard Bowyer Atkins | |
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| 2nd Judge Advocate of New South Wales | |
| In office 1796–1798 | |
| Governor | John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) |
| Preceded by | David Collins (lieutenant governor) |
| Succeeded by | Richard Dore |
| In office 1800–1809 | |
| Governor | Philip Gidley King William Bligh |
| Preceded by | Richard Dore |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Fenn Kemp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Bowyer 22 March 1745 Denham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 21 November 1820 (aged 75) High Wycombe, England |
| Resting place | Denham, Buckinghamshire |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Brady (m. 1773–1786) Elizabeth (Antrobus) Sweeney (m. 1788; died 1809) Mary Beckwith (m. 1816; died 1820) |
| Children | Ann Elizabeth Atkins-Bowyer, William Atkins-Bowyer, George Atkins-Bowyer (infant), Frances Penelope Atkins, Cornelius Atkins, James Bowyer, Penelope Atkins, Theresa Atkins, Sarah Bockerah (Adopted) |
| Parents | Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet (father) Anne Stonehouse (mother) |
Richard Bowyer (22 March 1745 – 21 November 1820) was an deputy judge advocate in the Colony of New South Wales. The fifth son of Baron Denham , 3rd Baronet, and his wife Anne, née Stonhouse. He assumed the surname Atkins in honour of the legacy of Sir Richard Atkins, of Clapham, Surrey, England. Addicted to liquor, immorality and insolvency, he led a thoroughly dissolute life. Atkins would be appointed as the 2nd Judge Advocate of New South Wales by Governor John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) in 1796.
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