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The Reverend
John Dunmore Lang
MA, DD
Posthumous portrait of Lang, circa 1888.
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney
In office
14 June 1859 – 15 November 1869
Preceded byElectorate established
Succeeded byWilliam Speer
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
1 August 1854 – 29 February 1856
Preceded byArthur Hodgson
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
ConstituencyCounty of Stanley
In office
1 July 1850 – 1 October 1851
Preceded byWilliam Bland
Succeeded byRobert Campbell
ConstituencyCity of Sydney
In office
1 June 1843 – 1 November 1847
Preceded byElectorate established
Succeeded byJohn Airey
ConstituencyPort Phillip
Personal details
Born25 August 1799
Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Died8 August 1878(1878-08-08) (aged 78)
Sydney, Colony of New South Wales
Resting placeScots Church, Sydney
Citizenship
  • Great Britain
  • United Kingdom
Spouse
Wilhelmina Mackie
(m. 1831)
Children10
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Occupation
  • Presbyterian Minister
  • Politician
Scots Church, Sydney, 1840s

John Dunmore Lang (25 August 1799 – 8 August 1878)[1][2] was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister, writer, historian, politician and activist. He was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NSW Parl Lang was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Baker, D. W. A. (1967). "Lang, John Dunmore (1799–1878)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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