Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow

English/Australian naval officer and politician
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IntroEnglish/Australian naval officer and politician
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPolitician Navy officer Photographer Officer
Work fieldArts Military Politics
Gender
Male
Birth2 August 1833, Trichy, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Death31 January 1882 (aged 48 years)
Star signLeo
Family
Mother:Rosa Roberta MacLeay
Father:Arthur Pooley Onslow
Spouse:Elizabeth Macarthur (31 January 1867-)
Children:Rosa Sibella Macarthur Onslow Emily Susan Macarthur-Onslow James Macarthur-Onslow Arthur John Macarthur-Onslow George Macarthur-Onslow Arthur William Macarthur-Onslow Arthur Macarthur-Onslow
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Biography

Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow (2 August 1833 – 31 January 1882) was an Indian-born Australian politician.

He was born at Trichinopoly in India to surveyor Arthur Pooley Onslow and Rosa Roberta Macleay. In 1838 he arrived in New South Wales, returning to England in 1841. From 1847 he was a navy midshipman, serving during the Crimean War. On 31 January 1867 he married Elizabeth Macarthur, with whom he had eight children, including James Macarthur-Onslow. In 1871 he retired with the rank of post captain. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, serving until his elevation to the Legislative Council in 1880. He died in 1882.

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