What is William Bligh?
{{Infobox Officeholder |honorific-prefix = |name = William Bligh |image = WilliamBligh.jpeg |imagesize = 240px |smallimage = |caption = William Bligh |order = 4th |office = Governor of New South Wales |term_start = 1806 |term_end = 1810 |predecessor = [[Philip Gidley King]] |successor = [[Lachlan Macquarie]] |constituency = |majority = |order2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |office2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |term_start2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |term_end2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |predecessor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |successor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> |birth_date = 9 September 1754 |birth_place = [[Plymouth, Devon|Plymouth]], [[Devon]], [[England]] |death_date = 7 December 1817 |death_place = [[London]], [[England]] |party = |otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--> |spouse = Elizabeth (Betsy) Betham |partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> |occupation = [[Sailor]], [[Explorer]], [[Vice-Admiral]] |profession = }} '''William Bligh''' (9 September 1754–7 December 1817) was an [[England|English]] [[officer]] in the [[Royal Navy|British Navy]]. He sailed with [[Captain]] [[James Cook]] on his third and final voyage in 1776. In 1787 Bligh was made captain of ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty|HMS Bounty]]'' and sailed to [[Tahiti]] to collect [[breadfruit]] [[tree]]s. A [[Mutiny on the Bounty]] prevented finishing this task. In 1806 he was made [[Governor of New South Wales]]. After going back to England, Bligh was made a [[Rear-Admiral]] and later a [[Vice-Admiral]] in the Royal Navy. ==Early Life== Bligh joined the n