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William Denison

British colonial administrator (1804-1871) · Died at 66

Sir William Thomas Denison was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, Governor of New South Wales from 1855 to 1861, and Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Telford Medal

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Deceased
Dates
Lived 1804 to 1871 · aged 66