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William Lawson (explorer)
1850Jun, 16

William Lawson (explorer)

William Lawson, English-Australian explorer and politician (b. 1774)
William Lawson, MLC (2 June 1774 – 16 June 1850) was an English-born Australian explorer, land owner, grazier and politician who migrated to Sydney, New South Wales in 1800. Along with his close friends and colleagues Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, he pioneered the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers.

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Events on 1850

  • 29Jan

    Compromise of 1850

    Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
  • 7Mar

    Compromise of 1850

    Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
  • 29Jun

    Church of Greece

    Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
  • 18Sep

    Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

    The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
  • 29Sep

    Universalis Ecclesiae

    The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.