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Name	James Macarthur
Born	15 December, 1798 Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 April, 1867 (aged 68) New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bowman, Mary Isabella (sister) Chisholm, Isabella Macarthur (niece) McArthur, John (cousin) Newman, Andrew (assigned convict)
Occupation or Descriptor *	anti-transportationist (1817-1840) New South Wales, Australia exclusivist (1817-1867) New South Wales, Australia explorer (1817-1830) New South Wales, Australia farm manager (1817-1827) New South Wales, Australia grazier (sheep) (1817-1867) New South Wales, Australia immigration promoter (1817-1867) New South Wales, Australia landowner (1817-1860) New South Wales, Australia political activist (1817-1867) New South Wales, Australia sheep breeder (1817-1867) New South Wales, Australia squatter (1839-1867) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1848-1856) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1856-1859) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1866-1867) New South Wales, Australia
Clubs *	Union Club (Sydney) (founding member, 1857) Union Club (Sydney) (chairman, 1857) Union Club (Sydney) (president, 1857-1859)

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