Macquarie, Lachlan

Related Category: Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands History: Biographies

(məkwä´rē), 1761–1824, governor (1809–21) of the British colonies in Australia. Sent to replace the corrupt rule of the officers of the original convict guard, he established a sensible and humane administration, stressing public building, land reform, and fair treatment of convicts and freedmen.