Lachlan Macquarie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lachlan Macquarie

Scottish British army officer and New South Wales colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1762

Place of Birth: Ulva, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1824

Profession: politician, explorer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Major General Lachlan Macquarie, CB (; Scottish Gaelic: Lachann MacGuaire; 31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland.
Macquarie served as the fifth and last autocratic Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of the colony.
He is considered by historians to have had a crucial influence on the transition of New South Wales from a penal colony to a free settlement and therefore to have played a major role in the shaping of Australian society in the early nineteenth century.
In 1816 Macquarie gave orders that led to the Appin Massacre of Gundungurra and Dharawal people.