William Balcombe
William Balcombe was an East India Company and colonial administrator. He came to fame as the father of a daughter who befriended Napoleon Bonaparte whilst the Balcombe family were living on Saint Helena. The exiled Bonaparte had lodged with the Balcombes whilst his permanent quarters at Longwood were being prepared.
William Balcombe spent some time in New South Wales acting as the colony's first treasurer arriving on 5 April 1824 with his family and servants aboard the Hibernia. He died there and is buried in Sydney in 1829.Gallery
