Fitzroy, Charles Augustus Sir, 1796-1858

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Sir Charles Fitzroy was Governor of New South Wales, 1846-1855. See J.M. Ward, Australia's first Governor-General: Sir Charles Fitzroy, 1851-1955 (1953).

From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1819-1845. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225793625

Governor of New South Wales, 1846-1851, then Captain-General of New South Wales, Victoria, Van Diemen's Land and South Australia and Governor-General of these colonies and Western Australia.

From the description of Testimonials. 1855. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225836194

Victoria was the reigning monarch who commissioned Sir Charles Fitzroy. Fitzroy was Governor of New South Wales 1846-1855. He was appointed the first Governor-General of the Australian colonies in an early attempt at federation.

From the description of [Commission and letters patent]. [1837-1846] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225808078

Place Name Admin Code Country
Canada
Australia--New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
Great Britain
Leeward Islands (West Indies)
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Australia--New South Wales
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Governor
Public officers
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Colonial administrators
Governors
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Person

Birth 1796

Death 1858

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