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James Mudie (1779–1852) was a Scottish-born free settler of Australia who became an officer of marines, large landowner, and author. He was the son of John and Margaret Mudie of Forfarshire, Scotland. ==Life in the military== Mudie's life in the military properly began in 1799, when he was appointed second lieutenant in the 69th company of the Royal Marines at Portsmouth, England. He was a second lieutenant for six years before promotion to first lieutenant in 1805. During those six years, he served on St. Marcouf Island in the English Channel (1800–1802), and aboard the HMS ''Leda'' (1803–1804). After being promoted, Mudie was sent on recruiting service in Scotland where he was placed on half-pay after he got into trouble for reasons which were not clearly specified. This trouble forced him into inactivity within the military until 1808, when he joined a ship, ''Inflexible'', and voyaged to Halifax, Nova Scotia, but he later exchanged with an officer in the ''Samson'', a ship which later returned to England. Around this time, Mudie endured periods of bad health and sickness. These waves of illness may have been the reason that Mudie was not further promoted. In 1809, Mudie was forced to answer charges made against him in an anonymous letter sent to an office located in Scotland. He attempted to disprove them, but in the face of irrefutable evidence finally admitted them. He was dismissed from the marines in August the following year, his many appeals in vain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Mudie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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