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Edward Macarthur

Edward Macarthur
c. 1858
Born16 March 1789
Died4 January 1872(1872-01-04) (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Lieutenant-general in the British Army, Commander-in-chief of British forces in Australia from 1855, an administrator in Australia
TitleKnight Commander of the KCB
SpouseSarah (daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Neill) (1862—1872 (his death))
Parent(s)John Macarthur, and his wife Elizabeth (née Veal)
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Funerary monument (detail), Brompton Cemetery, London

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Macarthur KCB (16 March 1789[1] – 4 January 1872) was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, Commander-in-chief of British forces in Australia from 1855, and an administrator of the Colony of Victoria for 12 months, following the death of the Governor, Sir Charles Hotham.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hill, A. J. (1974). "Macarthur, Sir Edward (1789–1872)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

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