Lachlan Macquarie

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Lachlan Macquarie was an early 19th-century Governor of New South Wales whose reforms and public works were pivotal in shaping the development of colonial Australia.

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Lachlan Macquarie canonical 14
Governor Lachlan Macquarie 2
MacQuarie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of New South Wales
colonial governor
person
appointedBy Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
surface form: British government
areaOfInfluence New South Wales
British colonisation of Australia
surface form: colonial Australia
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
describedBySource Australian colonial histories
New South Wales government historical records
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Macquarie
fieldOfWork colonial governance
public administration
givenName Lachlan
hasPart Macquarie-era public buildings in Sydney
implementedPolicy infrastructure development in New South Wales
social reforms affecting emancipated convicts
urban planning in Sydney
influenced development of Australian society
urban layout of Sydney
legacy Macquarie Bank (namesake)
Macquarie Harbour (namesake)
Macquarie Island
surface form: Macquarie Island (namesake)

Macquarie River (New South Wales)
surface form: Macquarie River (namesake)

Macquarie Street, Sydney
Macquarie University
surface form: Macquarie University (namesake)
militaryBranch British Army
notableFor public works in colonial Australia
reforms in New South Wales
shaping development of colonial Australia
transition of New South Wales from penal colony towards free settlement
notableWork commissioning roads, bridges and public buildings in New South Wales
expansion of settlement beyond Sydney
occupation army officer
colonial administrator
placeOfWork New South Wales
Sydney
politicalAlignment British colonial administration
positionHeld Governor of New South Wales
residence Government House, Sydney
sexOrGender male
workLocation New South Wales
Sydney

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Port Macquarie namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Macquarie Dictionary namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Macquarie Street, Sydney namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney founder Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan River namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Macquarie Street civic precinct namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Bathurst namedBy Lachlan Macquarie
Fort Macquarie (demolished) namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
subject surface form: Fort Macquarie
Macquarie Island namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
Hyde Park Barracks associatedWith Lachlan Macquarie
this entity surface form: Governor Lachlan Macquarie
Clan MacQuarrie clanNameVariant Lachlan Macquarie
this entity surface form: MacQuarie
Macquarie namedAfter Lachlan Macquarie
subject surface form: Division of Macquarie
Rum Hospital commissionedBy Lachlan Macquarie
Mrs Macquarie’s Road constructedUnder Lachlan Macquarie
this entity surface form: Governor Lachlan Macquarie
Colony of New South Wales governor Lachlan Macquarie