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William MacGregor
William MacGregor was a Scottish physician and colonial governor. As administrator of British New Guinea from 1888 to 1898 he explored the interior, set up government stations, appointed village constables and restricted land sales to Europeans, foundations later taken over by Australian Papua; he went on to govern Lagos, Newfoundland and Queensland.
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