Francis Grose | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Francis_Grose_(British_Army_officer).jpg) Grose as a captain | |
| Born | 1758 Greenford, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 8 May 1814 (aged 56) Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | 52nd Regiment of Foot 85th Regiment of Foot New South Wales Corps |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Other work | Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales |
Lieutenant-General Francis Grose (1758 – 8 May 1814) was a British soldier who commanded the New South Wales Corps. As Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales he governed the colony from 1792 until 1794, in which he established military rule, abolished civil courts, and made generous land-grants to his officers. He failed to stamp out the practice of paying wages in alcoholic spirits, with consequent public drunkenness and corruption. Although he helped to improve living conditions to some degree, he was not viewed as a successful administrator.[1]