Lawrence Davoren Lawrence Davoren i(8538451 works by)
Born: Established:
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Ireland,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1793
Heritage: Irish
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According to Convicts and the Arts, Lawrence Davoren was a convict attorney, convicted in Dublin in 1791. He is said to have attempted escape as early as 1794, the year after he arrived, and to have been captured and sentenced to 100 lashes.

A supporter of Governor Bligh, he wrote 'A New Song' around the time of the rebellion against the governor.

Sources and Further Reading:

Hall, Barbara. Of Infamous Character: The Convicts of the Boddingtons, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1793. Coogee: B. Hall, 2004.

Howell, Maxwell, and Lingyu Xie. Convicts and the Arts. United States of America: CreateSpace, 2013.

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