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Matthew Nathan

Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (died 1939)

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Born
January 3, 1862
Died
April 18, 1939
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1862

About Matthew Nathan

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland. He was Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1914 to 1916, and was responsible, with the Chief Secretary, Augustine Birrell, for the administration of Ireland in the years immediately preceding the Easter Rising. In 1922, he founded, along with Henry Caselli Richards, the Great Barrier Reef Committee. He was chancellor of the University of Queensland in 1922–25 and was awarded an honorary LL.D. in 1925.

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Matthew Nathan timeline

  1. In 1922, he founded, along with Henry Caselli Richards, the Great Barrier Reef Committee.
  2. He was chancellor of the University of Queensland in 1922–25 and was awarded an honorary LL.D. in 1925.

The world when Matthew Nathan was born

Matthew Nathan was born in 1862. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of Antietam — bloodiest single day in US history
  • Technology milestoneGatling gun patented
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.2M

1862 versus 2026

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Measure18622026
Population32.2M341 million

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