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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000569b.htm person Lefroy John Henry AACR2 28 January 1817 11 April 1890 Place of Birth Ashe, Hampshire, England Place of Death Lewarne, Cornwall, England Magnetician Governor John Lefroy, Governor of Tasmania 1880-1882, had served as a scientific adviser to the War-Office, London 1854-1855 and as Director of the Magnetic Observatory, St. Helena 1840-1842. He wrote widely on scientific subjects including Australia. 1880 1882 Career position - Governor of Tasmania April 1880 December 1881 Career position - President, Royal Society of Tasmania Australian Joint Copying Project, National Library of Australia; and State Library of New South Wales (1945 - 1993)

AJCP M938, M974

 Colony of Tasmania (1856 - 1901)

Governor 1880 - 1882

 Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

President 1880 - 1881

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 Lefroy, J H (1817-1890)

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 'Lefroy, John Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lefroy, John Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Lefroy, Sir John Henry (1817-1890), soldier, governor and administrator Lefroy, Sir John Henry (1817-1890), soldier, governor and administrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 77-78 Resource Section: Lefroy, John Henry Lefroy, John Henry Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham John Henry Lefroy - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection John Henry Lefroy - Records mfm M938 and mfm M974 1880 - 1881 Microfilm of letters and papers c1880-81, including those relating to Lefroy's appointment as Governor of Tasmania from originals in a private collection in England. 2 reels Microfilm