Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 3 October 1793) was a Master's mate on board the Bounty during William Bligh's fateful voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants (see Mutiny on the Bounty). It was Christian who seized command of the Bounty from Bligh on April 28, 1789.
Christian was born on 25 September 1764, at his family home of Moorland Close, near Cockermouth in...
Date of birth:
- Sep 25, 1764
Date of death:
- Oct 3, 1793
