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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
Center
Closest ideology
New Deal Liberalism
Closest personality
Averroes
Portrait of Lachlan Macquarie
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal32%
    Unitary68%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy34%
    Autocracy66%
  • Power

    Leaning · Security
    Security69%
    Liberty31%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation62%
    Multiculturalism38%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Militarist
    Militarist58%
    Pacifist42%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist29%
    Nationalist71%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public51%
    Private49%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning64%
    Free market36%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism44%
    Globalism56%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious26%
    Religious74%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive30%
    Traditionalist70%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology62%
    Biology38%

What sets Lachlan Macquarie apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Lachlan Macquarie leans further toward religious than 76% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 50Lachlan Macquarie 26

Of all the axes, Religion is where Lachlan Macquarie stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Economy

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

Personality median 53Lachlan Macquarie 51

Here they share common ground with most personalities.