Reluctant Democrat

Reluctant Democrat  (English, Hardcover, Dr. Bennett J. M.)

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  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Federation Press
  • Genre: Law
  • ISBN: 9781862878464, 9781862878464
  • Pages: 350
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Aristocrat by birth, autocrat by nature, and officer of the Royal Engineers by training, Sir William Denison became a Governor in Australia in the mid 19th century at a time of momentous change. Arriving in Tasmania in 1847, he provided strong and controversial leadership while debate on convict transportation raged. His support for its continuance (he had the convicts doing valuable public work) caused a furore amongst the free community and unwillingly he had to yield. The Colonial Office in London was impressed and promoted him "Governor-General" of New South Wales in 1855. Sir William Denison concluded his service to the Crown in 1866, and is remembered as one who "stood among the first class of Governors".
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  • Federation Press
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  • Land and Water Australia Environmental Solutions
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  • 235 mm
Length
  • 159 mm
Weight
  • 910 gr
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