Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur
Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur | |
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Born | Plymouth, Devonshire, England | 16 January 1788
Died | 21 October 1861 Norwood, London, England | (aged 73)
Resting place | West Norwood Cemetery, London, England |
Spouse | Anna Maria King |
Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (16 January 1788 – 21 October 1861) was an Australian colonist, politician, businessman and wool pioneer. The nephew of John Macarthur and son-in-law of former New South Wales governor, Philip Gidley King, he was well-connected in the early colony of New South Wales.[1]
First sojourn in New South Wales
Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur was born on 16 January 1788 at
He left New South Wales in 1808 for England by way of China and the Philippines, where he unsuccessfully traded sandalwood for his uncle John, arriving home in 1810.[1]
Return to New South Wales
Hannibal arrived back in Sydney in August 1812 per his uncle's ship, the Isabella with a cargo for sale in the colony and to help his uncle's wife, Elizabeth Macarthur in John's absence.[1]
He gained recognition while caring for his uncle's
He also had a directorship in the newly created Bank of Australia, but at its collapse in 1843 Macarthur became insolvent, lost most of his property, and relocated to Ipswich, in the Moreton Bay District of the Colony of New South Wales (later the Colony of Queensland), where he was given a commission as police magistrate from 1 January 1852.[1][4]
Family
In 1812 at St Marylebow, London, Hannibal Macarthur married Anna Maria King. Anna was born on 22 April 1793 on Norfolk Island, the daughter of Philip Gidley King, later governor of New South Wales, and his wife Anna Josepha (née Coombe).[4][5]
The couple had at least four daughters. One, Elizabeth (17 May 1815 – 27 November 1899), married Philip Gidley King, son of
Later years and death
His wife Anna died on 1 September 1852 at Woodend, Ipswich and was buried in the Ipswich General Cemetery. After her death, Hannibal Macarthur returned to England, where he died at Norwood on 21 October 1861, and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery.[1][7]
His wife Anna was commemorated with a baptismal font bowl and plaque at
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- accessed 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Mr Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788–1861)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Anna Maria Macarthur". Monument Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Unidentified (1826), Mrs Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, archived from the original on 6 December 2020, retrieved 10 July 2015
- ISSN 0085-5804.
- ^ "FOWNC Newsletter No 27". Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. September 1996. Archived from the original (MS Word) on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
- ^ "Anna Maria Macarthur | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 7 November 2015.