James William Macarthur-Onslow
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Major-General Hon James William Macarthur-Onslow VD MLC was born on 07 November 1867 at Camden Park, near Menangle, New South Wales.
He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge where he read law.
He died in 1947.
[edit] Political Career
He served the people of New South Wales a a member of the legislative assembly between 1907 and 1922 for Waverly and then Bondi.
[edit] Military Career
Commanded the Camden Squadron of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles in 1892, later serving with the Imperial Army in India from 1894 to 1895 seeing active service in the Chitral campaign. He held a variety of appointemnets with the colunteer reserve, including Colonel in command of transport 1915 until 1917. He retired with the rank of Major-General in 1924.
He served as aide-de-camp to the Govenor General in 1902.
[edit] Business Interests
Served as a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, The Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited.
His other appointemnts included president of the Australian Club and director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
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