James Macarthur-Onslow

Major-General Hon James William Macarthur-Onslow VD (7 November 1867 – 17 November 1946) was a soldier, grazier and politician.

Early life

Macarthur-Onslow was born on Camden Park, near Menangle, New South Wales, son of Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow and his wife Elizabeth (1840-1911), daughter of James Macarthur and granddaughter of John Macarthur. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School. His father died in 1882 and in 1887 his mother took her children to complete their education while she studied dairying. Macarthur-Onslow read law at Trinity College, Cambridge, receiving a BA and LL.B in 1890, and returned to Australia in 1891. He married Enid Emma Macarthur, granddaughter of Hannibal Macarthur in 1897.cite web
first=G. P.
last=Walsh
title =Macarthur-Onslow, James William (1867 - 1946)
publisher =Australian National University
work=Australian Dictionary of Biography
url =http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100190b.htm
accessdate = 2008-09-28]

Military career

Macarthur-Onslow was commissioned captain of the Camden Squadron of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles in 1892, later serving with the Imperial Army in India from 1894 to 1895 seeing active service in the Chitral campaign. He made his own way to South Africa in 1900 to participate in the Boer War and was mentioned in dispatches. He served as aide-de-camp to the Governor General in 1902. He held a variety of appointments with the colunteer reserve, including Colonel in command of the Sea Transport Service of the First Australian Imperial Force between Australia, the Middle East and Britain between 1915 and 1917. He retired with the rank of Major-General in 1924.

Political career

Macarthur-Onslow served the people of New South Wales as a member of the Legislative Assembly, representing Waverley (1907-1913), Bondi (1913-1920) and Eastern Suburbs (1920-1922).cite web
title =Major-General James William Macarthur-Onslow (1867 - 1946)
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/6eba5bc12f272b76ca256e4d0010511c!OpenDocument
accessdate = 2007-04-18] He was nominated to the Legislative Council in 1922 and served there until 1933, but was largely inactive.

Later life

Macarthur-Onslow served as a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited and The Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited. His other appointments included president of the Australian Club and director of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Macarthur-Onslow died at Camden Park and was survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

Notes

Persondata
NAME=Macarthur-Onslow, James William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian soldier, grazier and politician
DATE OF BIRTH= 7 November 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH= Camden Park, near Menangle, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH= 17 November 1946
PLACE OF DEATH= Camden Park