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George Farquhar Leslie (19 August 1820 – 23 June 1860) was a Scottish-born pastoralist and politician in the colony of New South Wales, Australia.
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Early life
George Farquhar Leslie was born on 19 August 1820 at Rayne in Aberdeenshire, the son of William Leslie, the local laird, and Jane Davidson.
New South Wales pastoralist
In 1838 he migrated to New South Wales, where he helped finance his brother Patrick's Darling Downs expedition. He managed sheep for Phillip Parker King, and then farmed land at the Darling Downs.
In 1840 his brother Patrick, married Catherine (Kate) Macarthur, daughter of Hannibal Macarthur (a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council) and granddaughter of Philip Gidley King (former Governor of New South Wales). On 2 December 1847, George Leslie married Catherine's sister Emmeline Maria Macarthur at All Saints Church, Parramatta, New South Wales. The wedding of George and Emmeline was the first to be held in the church (which is now heritage-listed). George and Emmeline had no children.