There are many people who could be called the "second founder of the colony in N.S.W" to see who should be given the privelage of having this name we must find out what characteristics the second founder should require. In this essay the second founder requires these attributes leadership skills, foresight, good communicator, and decisive. This essay's information points towards that Lachlan Macquarie should have the honour of being called the "founder of …showed first 75 words of 938 total…

…showed last 75 words of 938 total…lt;Tab/>32 267 After Macquarie's resignation the British government believed that the colony was becoming more of a normal, free settlers colony not as much a gaol. The Collins Australian school Dictionary lists a founder as being "The founder of an institution or organization is the person who sets it up" thus Macquarie should be called the second founder of the colony of New South Wales because he set up the colony the most.