Francis Grose (British Army officer)

Francis Grose
Grose as a captain
Born	1758 Greenford, Middlesex, England
Died	8 May 1814 (aged 56) Croydon, Surrey, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	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]