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John Macarthur

British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer in Australia (1767-1834)

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John Macarthur was a British Army officer, landowner, and politician, best remembered as a key organiser of the 1808 Rum Rebellion and a pioneer of the Australian Merino wool industry. Born in England, Macarthur joined the nascent New South Wales Corps in 1789; he quickly established himself as a particularly unscrupulous, volatile, and entrepreneurial member of the so-called 'Rum Corps'.

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Occupation: entrepreneur, architect, army officer, politician
Position held: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Citizenship: Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: 1767
Died: April 11, 1834

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Elizabeth Macarthurspouse Edward Macarthurchild James Macarthurchild William Macarthurchild

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