Archibald Macarthur (died 1847) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister who became the first Presbyterian minister in Australia when he arrived in Hobart in 1822. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.