Hannibal Macarthur

January 16, 1788 (age 73)

Hannibal arrived at Sydney on 9 June 1805. He gained recognition while caring for his uncle"s merino sheep during his absences, and by 1817 was able secure land for his own merino flocks, and run a trading store. He actively participated in the intrigues of the time and through his connections became prominent in the community and local politics. He joined the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1830, representing the conservatives in the nominated, and then part-elected Council for Parramatta until 1848. He also had a directorship in the newly created Bank of Australia, but at its collapse in 1843 Macarthur became insolvent, lost most of his property, and relocated to Ipswich, in the Moreton Bay District of the Colony of New South Wales (later the Colony of Queensland), where he was given a commission as police magistrate from 1 January 1852. In 1812 at Street Marylebow, London, Hannibal Macarthur married Anna Maria King. After her death, Hannibal Macarthur returned to England, where he died at Norwood on 21 October 1861, and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery.

Hannibal Macarthur

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Background

Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur was born on 16 January 1788 at Plymouth, Devonshire, England. His father, James Macarthur, a draper, was the elder brother of John Macarthur.

Career

Hannibal arrived at Sydney on 9 June 1805. He gained recognition while caring for his uncle"s merino sheep during his absences, and by 1817 was able secure land for his own merino flocks, and run a trading store. He actively participated in the intrigues of the time and through his connections became prominent in the community and local politics.

He joined the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1830, representing the conservatives in the nominated, and then part-elected Council for Parramatta until 1848.

He also had a directorship in the newly created Bank of Australia, but at its collapse in 1843 Macarthur became insolvent, lost most of his property, and relocated to Ipswich, in the Moreton Bay District of the Colony of New South Wales (later the Colony of Queensland), where he was given a commission as police magistrate from 1 January 1852. In 1812 at Street Marylebow, London, Hannibal Macarthur married Anna Maria King.

After her death, Hannibal Macarthur returned to England, where he died at Norwood on 21 October 1861, and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery.

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