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Governor of New South WalesPolitics1762–1824

Lachlan Macquarie

Colonial governor of New South Wales (1810–21), Macquarie replaced military rule with public works and town planning, granted land and office to freed convicts and founded schools for Aboriginal people, but ordered the Appin massacre against resisters.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Nationalism
Portrait of Lachlan Macquarie
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal32%
    Unitary68%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy34%
    Autocracy66%
  • Power

    Leaning · Security
    Security69%
    Liberty31%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation62%
    Multiculturalism38%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Internationalist36%
    Nationalist64%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public51%
    Private49%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning54%
    Free market46%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious26%
    Religious74%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive30%
    Traditionalist70%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology62%
    Biology38%

What sets Lachlan Macquarie apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Lachlan Macquarie leans further toward autocracy than 72% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 61Lachlan Macquarie 34

Of all the topics, Representation is where Lachlan Macquarie stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Technology

On Technology, Lachlan Macquarie sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 60Lachlan Macquarie 62

Here they share common ground with most personalities.