D'Arcy Wentworth
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For the Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar, see D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson.
D'Arcy Wentworth (14 February 1762 – 7 July 1827) was an Irish-Australian surgeon and the first paying passenger to arrive in the new colony of New South Wales. He served under the first seven governors of the Colony, and from 1810 to 1821, he was "great assistant" to Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Wentworth led a campaign for the rights and recognition of emancipists and for trial by jury.
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Born | (1762-02-14)14 February 1762 Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland |
Died | 7 July 1827(1827-07-07) (aged 65)[1][2] Homebush, New South Wales, Australia |
Resting place | St John's Cemetery, Parramatta |
Occupation(s) | Surgeon, magistrate, landowner |
Years active | 1778−1825 |
Criminal charge(s) | Highway robbery, found not guilty[3] |
Partner(s) | Catherine Crowley (1772–1800), Maria Ainslie (1774–1841), Ann Lawes (1791–1849) |
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Relatives | William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (cousin) |
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