Charles O'Hara Booth
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| Born | 31 August 1800 |
| Died | 11 August 1851 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Commands held | King's Shropshire Light Infantry Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Charles O'Hara Booth (31 August 1800 – 11 August 1851), was an English-born soldier who served as commandant-in-chief of Port Arthur penal colony in what is today Australia.
Booth also had jurisdiction over all stations on the Tasman Peninsula. He was well respected and oversaw major reforms of the colony.[1][2]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Biography - Charles O'Hara Booth - Australian Dictionary of Biography". anu.edu.au.
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