Charles Fawcett
Irish-born Australian politician, public servant and botanist
About Charles Fawcett
Lived 1813 – 1890 (aged 76–77). Charles Fawcett was a politician, civil servant, botanist and magistrate.
Charles Hugh Fawcett (10 May 1812 – 15 March 1890) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He was born in County Fermanagh to Hugh Fawcett. He migrated to New South Wales around 1843, and in 1844 acquired property on the Richmond River. From 1862 to 1870 he served as Police Magistrate at Tabulam.
He is eponymized in the genus Fawcettia, which was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1877, and the species Cylicodaphne fawcettiana F.Muell. and Rhipogonum fawcettianum Benth.
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Who was Charles Fawcett?
Irish-born Australian politician, public servant and botanist
When was Charles Fawcett born?
Charles Fawcett was born in 1813.
When did Charles Fawcett die?
Charles Fawcett died on 15 March 1890.
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Charles Fawcett was a politician, civil servant, botanist and magistrate.
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