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After also ousting Bligh's replacement as governor, [[Lachlan Macquarie]], MacArthur named himself as First Minister of Australia. He suggested to [[Demane]] that perhaps he and [[Kulingile]] might like to retreat to the Blue Mountains with Laurence and Temeraire to raise cattle. He also hoped to persuade [[Jeremy Rankin]] (via [[Caesar]]) to remain at the Sydney covert instead of leaving with Macquarie. | After also ousting Bligh's replacement as governor, [[Lachlan Macquarie]], MacArthur named himself as First Minister of Australia. He suggested to [[Demane]] that perhaps he and [[Kulingile]] might like to retreat to the Blue Mountains with Laurence and Temeraire to raise cattle. He also hoped to persuade [[Jeremy Rankin]] (via [[Caesar]]) to remain at the Sydney covert instead of leaving with Macquarie. | ||
− | == | + | == Deviations from History == |
− | ''[[Tongues of Serpents]]'' capitalizes his surname as "MacArthur" | + | ''[[Tongues of Serpents]]'' capitalizes his surname as "MacArthur", although the preferred historical format is "Macarthur". In actual history, he did not displace Governer Macquarie, who reached Australia in late December 1809, took up office on New Year's Day 1810, and served as governor of New South Wales until 1821. |
[[Category:A-Z|Macarthur, John]] | [[Category:A-Z|Macarthur, John]] |