Francis Greenway

Francis Howard Greenway (20 November 1777 – September 1837) was an English-born architect who was transported to Australia for the crime of forgery. In New South Wales he worked for the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, as Australia's first government architect. He became widely known and admired for his work displayed in buildings such as St Matthew's Church in Windsor, New South Wales, St James' Church, Sydney and Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.

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Francis Greenway
Birth dateNovember 20, 1777
Birth place
Mangotsfield
cause of death
Typhoid fever
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1837
Place of death
Newcastle New South Wales
Residence
New South Wales
Resting place
East Maitland New South Wales

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