Francis Lewis Shaw Merewether (18 March 1811 – 27 December 1899) was an English-born Australian politician. Merewether served as the Chancellor of the

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between 1862 and 1865 and the

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between 1854 and 1862. He was the son of clergyman Francis Merewether and Frances Elizabeth Way, and attended

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and

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. In 1838 he migrated to Sydney, where he worked in the treasury department and as an immigration agent. In 1841 he married Kate Amelia Plunkett, with whom he had five children. He was a non-elective member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1851 to 1856, during which time he served as

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(1851–52) and

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(1852–56), as well as acting

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(1854–56). He served in the re-constituted Council from 1856 to 1861 and from 1861 to 1865, when his seat was vacated due to absence. Merewether died in

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in 1899 (aged ).

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1811 births 1899 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians Chancellors of the University of Sydney 19th-century Australian public servants Treasurers of New South Wales {{Australia-politician-stub