| LC control no. | n 50043600 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Macquarie, Lachlan, 1761-1824 |
| Associated country | Great Britain Scotland Australia |
| Associated place | New South Wales Van Diemen's Land |
| Birth date | 1761-01-31 |
| Death date | 1824-07-01 |
| Place of birth | Ulva (Scotland) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Colonial administrators Armies--Officers |
| Found in | Phillips, M. A colonial autocracy ... 1909. Oxford DNB online, viewed 6 March 2019: (Macquarie, Lachlan (1761-1824); army officer and colonial governor born on 31 January 1761 on the Hebridean islet of Ulva; left England for India in 1788; finally promoted to lieutenant-colonel (1805) and was military secretary (1800-03, 1805-7) to the governor of Bombay; sail for Botany Bay in command of the 73rd regiment; on 27 April 1809 he learned that he was to be appointed governor-in-chief of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. He held office from 1 January 1810 to 30 November 1821; died on 1 July 1824 in rented rooms at 49 Duke Street, St James's, London; his body was buried on his estate, Gruline, on Mull) |
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