What is William Hovell?
{{Infobox Person | name = William Hilton Hovell | residence = | other_names = | image =Williamhovell.jpg | imagesize = 180px | caption = William Hovell | birth_name = | birth_date = April 26, 1786 | birth_place = [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] | death_date = November 9, 1875 | death_place = [[Goulburn, New South Wales]] | death_cause = | known = | occupation = [[Sailor]], [[Explorer]] | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relations = | website = | footnotes = | employer = | height = }} '''William Hilton Hovell''' (April 26 1786 — November 9 1875) was an [[England|English]] explorer of [[Australia]]. Together with [[Hamilton Hume]] he explored much of Victoria. ==Early life== William Hovell was born at [[Great Yarmouth|Yarmouth]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]]. He joined the [[Royal Navy]] and became a [[captain]]. In October 1813, he moved to [[New South Wales]] with his wife Esther Arndell.<ref name=ADB>{{cite book |url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010517b.htm |title=Hovell, William Hilton (1786 - 1875) |access-date=2007-09-07 |author=T. M. Perry |work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Volume 1 |publisher=[[Melbourne University Press|MUP]] |year=1966 |pages=556–557}}</ref> He got work as a ship captain and made several trading trips along the coast and to [[New Zealand]]. In 1816 he was shipwrecked in [[Bass Strait]]. In 1819 he lived near [[Sydney]] and did some exploring to the south. He reached the [[Burragorang Valley]] in 1823. ==Corio Bay== [[Image:Port Phillip Bay.png|thumb|200px|right|Port Phillip Bay, with Corio Bay on the left, and Western Port just visible on the right]] [[Image:Sturt and Hume and Hovell expeditions.jpg|thumb|right|Map showing Hume and Hovell's trip]]In 1824, Governor Sir [[Thomas Brisbane]] asked Hovell to go with [[Hamilton Hume]] to explore the south part of New South Wales and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He wanted to know more about any rivers that might run south.