Donald McDonald MacKay (c. 1845 – 30 January 1904) was an Australian pastoralist and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1896 to 1902, representing North Province.
Donald McDonald MacKay | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
| In office 27 July 1896 – 21 May 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Wittenoom |
| Constituency | North Province |
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| Born | c. 1845 Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Died | 30 January 1904 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
MacKay was born in Ben Mohr Estate,[1] Snizort, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire in 1847, a son of Samuel Nicholson Mackay and Janette Mackay (née McKinnon) (died 23 June 1891),[2] who emigrated with their family to South Australia in 1855, settling in Naracoorte. MacKay left for Western Australia in 1869, and went to the Pilbara, where he developed a pastoral lease on the Maitland River. With his brother, Roderick MacKay, he later developed Mundabullangana Station on the Yule River. In 1892, after a drought, MacKay sold his property in the North-West and moved to Fremantle. He was elected to the Legislative Council for the North Province at the 1896 elections,[3] replacing Edward Robinson, and served a single six-year term before retiring. MacKay died in Fremantle in January 1904.
Family
editMacKay married (Emily) Charlotte Vincent on 21 February 1893 at Scots Church, Fremantle,[4] with whom he had three children.[5]
The author Catherine Edith Macauley Martin was his youngest sister, and it may be noted that the subject of this article, Donald McDonald MacKay, had a brother (third son of Samuel) Donald Mackay (1832 – 24 December 1901),[6] sheep grazier of Mundabullangana,[7] Yule and Benmore stations.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Family Notices". The Border Watch. Vol. XXI, no. 1914. South Australia. 8 March 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Border Watch. Vol. XXXI, no. 2876. South Australia. 24 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "North Province Election". The West Australian. Vol. 12, no. 3, 275. Western Australia. 19 August 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Daily News (Perth). Vol. XI, no. 5, 543. Western Australia. 6 March 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Donald McDonald MacKay – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Family Notices". The Border Watch. Vol. XXXVI, no. 3966. South Australia. 15 January 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Border Watch. Vol. XXXVI, no. 3992. South Australia. 16 April 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.