Andrew Lang (1804−3 June 1874) was a Scottish-born farmer, builder and politician in the

Colony of New South Wales The Colony of New South Wales was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia. At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New ...

. He was the third son of William and Mary Lang; his father was a small landowner and ship's joiner. His brothers George and

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had migrated to New South Wales and Andrew followed with his parents and sister Isabella in 1823 aboard the vessel ''Greenock''. George acquired of land near

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, which was between what is now

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and Paterson. He then purchased an additional which he named Dunmore. George died in 1825 and his property passed to Andrew. His father and Andrew built

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around 1830. Andrew also acquired land near

and in the

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. In 1858 he was appointed a member of the

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. His term ended in 1861 and he was not re-appointed. He died in London on . Dunmore House at Maitland is now heritage-listed.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Andrew Year of birth unknown Year of death missing Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council