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	Macleay, Sir William John (1820 - 1891)	Find all people...
Born	13 June 1820 Wick, Caithness, Scotland	born around 13 June 1820 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Died	7 December 1891 Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	died around 7 December 1891 in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish	Scottish
Religious Influence	Anglican	Anglican
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1840 - 1891? grazier (unspecified), New South Wales, Australia 1841 - 1891? magistrate, New South Wales, Australia 1855 - 1856 Member of Upper House, New South Wales, Australia 1856 - 1874 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1860? - 1891 protectionist politician, New South Wales, Australia 1861 - 1866 colonial militia (Australia), New South Wales, Australia 1862 - 1891? entomologist, New South Wales, Australia 1862? - 1891? patron of science, New South Wales, Australia 1862? - 1891? zoologist, New South Wales, Australia 1870? - 1879? grape grower, New South Wales, Australia 1877 - 1891 Member of Upper House, New South Wales, Australia 1891 benefactor, New South Wales, Australia	benefactor colonial militia (Australia) entomologist grape grower grazier (unspecified) magistrate Member of Lower House Member of Upper House patron of science protectionist politician zoologist
Biography Author	Michael Hoare, Martha Rutledge	all biographies by Hoare, Michael, Rutledge, Martha

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Michael Hoare, Martha Rutledge, 'Macleay, Sir William John (1820 - 1891)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition,
Copyright 2006, updated continuously, ISSN 1833-7538, published by Australian National University
http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/explore/A050212e.htm