About
As an explorer, he settled one of the Cook Islands with his wife and his two Polynesian mistresses.
Before Fame
Born Richard Masters in Leicestershire, England, he traveled to the Cook Islands in 1856.
Trivia
The New Zealand Government gave the Marsters family full ownership of Palmerston Atoll in 1954.
Family Life
He settled in Penrhyn, Cook Islands, and married the daughter of a chief.
Associated With
Palmerston Islanders are known for flying the British flag and sporting large photos of Queen Elizabeth in their houses.
