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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002162b.htm person Onslow Arthur Alexander Walton AACR2 2 August 1833 31 January 1882 Place of Birth Trichinopoly, India Place of Death Menangle, New South Wales, Australia Explorer Naval officer Member of Parliament Arthur Onslow was a naval officer who, early in his naval career, served in various ships, on the west cost of Africa and in the Crimean War. In 1857 he was sent to Australia for the recommissioning of H.M.S. Herald under command of Captain Henry Mangles. Onslow remained in Herald until her return to the United Kingdom in May 1861. During this period, Herald was engaged in surveying the southern and western coasts of Australia, including Shark Bay, the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef. Suffering ill-health he took leave from the Royal Navy and went to Sydney in 1864 where he had family. Onslow entered into the political life of the colony being a Member of the New South Wales Parliament for 12 years. He has a Trustee of he Australian Museum from 1872 to 1880. In 1875 he was a member of the Chevert Expedition, led by his cousin William John Macleay, to investigate the natural history, and collect specimens, in the Torres Strait and New Guinea. May 1847 May 1847 Career event - Entered the Royal Navy 1852 1852 Career event - Promoted to Lieutenant 1857 May 1861 Career position - In H.M.S. Herald on surveys of Port Jackson and the southern and west coasts of Australia 1863 1863 Career event - Promoted to Commander 1864 1864 Life event - Moved to Australia December 1869 November 1880 Career position - Member for Camden (elected), Legislative Assembly, Parliament of New South Wales 1871 1871 Career event - Retired from the Navy as Post Captain 1872 1880 Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum 1875 1875 Career position - Member, Chevert Expedition December 1880 January 1882 Career position - Member (appointed), Legislative Council, Parliament of New South Wales Denham, Henry Mangles (1800 - 1887) Chevert Expedition (1875)

Member of the Expedition

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - ) Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866) H.M.S. Herald, Royal Navy (1822 - 1862)

Member of ship's company 1857 - May 1861

 Macarthur, James (1798 - 1867)

Macarthur was Onslow's son-in-law

 Macleay, William John (1820 - 1891)

Macleay and Onslow were cousins

 McLeay, Alexander (1767 - 1848)

McLeay was Onslow's grandfather

 Australian Museum (1827 - )

Trustee 1872 - 1880

Wikidata

 Onslow, Arthur Alexander (1833-1882)

Trove

 'Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833-1882), naval officer and politician Nairn, Bede Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833-1882), naval officer and politician Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 369-370 Resource: Members of NSW Parliament Parliament of New South Wales Members of NSW Parliament Sydney Parliament of New South Wales 2025