Francis Cadell (explorer)

Francis William Cadell
Born9 February 1822
DiedMarch 1879 (aged 57)
Occupationsship's captain, explorer, blackbirder
ParentHew Francis Cadell (father)

Francis William Cadell (9 February 1822 – 1879) was a Scottish explorer of Australia, mostly remembered for opening the Murray River up for transport by steamship and for his activities as a blackbirder, where he systematically kidnapped Indigenous people to work as slaves on his pearling and trepanging interests in northern Australia.