Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (16 December 1812 β 11 January 1867) was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales.
Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (16 December 1812 β 11 January 1867) was the first Premier of 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 South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, the Northern Territory as well as New Zealand.
The first responsible self-government of New South Wales was formed on 6 June 1856 with Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson appointed by Governor Sir William Denison as its first Colonial Secretary.