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Allan Macpherson
Allan Macpherson (24 October 1818 – 6 November 1891) was a squatter, pastoralist and politician in the colony of New South Wales, a member of the Legislative Assembly. Early life Macpherson was born at Blairgowrie, Scotland. He went to Sydney, Australia with his parents Willam and Jessie Macpherson (née Chalmers) in 1829 where he attended Cape's School and later squatted on the rural properties of ''Keera'' near Bingara, New South Wales and '' Mount Abundance'' near Roma in Queensland. Macpherson's account of his experiences as a squatter, recounts his constant conflicts with the Aboriginal peoples of the Mandandanji nation. He returned to Scotland in 1850, and in 1853 he married Emma Blake, daughter of Charles Henry Blake and his wife, Frances. He visited Australia in 1856-57 and sold his squatting properties, before his family moved to Sydney in 1862. A history of the Macphersons of Blairgowrie, Scotland. Politics Macpherson was a candidate for the New South Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Macpherson And Family In 1884 At Blairgowrie Scotland
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1863 Central Cumberland Colonial By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 June 1863 because of the resignation of James Atkinson due to insolvency, who then re-contested the seat. Dates Result James Atkinson resigned due to insolvency and re-contested the seat. See also *Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland *List of New South Wales state by-elections This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets aro ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Central Cumberland 1863 1863 elections in Australia New South Wales state by-elections 1860s in New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Following are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: * 1856–1858 * 1858–1859 * 1859–1860 * 1860–1864 * 1864–1869 * 1869–1872 * 1872–1874 * 1874–1877 * 1877–1880 * 1880–1882 * 1882–1885 * 1885–1887 * 1887–1889 * 1889–1891 * 1891–1894 * 1894–1895 * 1895–1898 * 1898–1901 * 1901–1904 * 1904–1907 * 1907–1910 * 1910–1913 * 1913–1917 * 1917–1920 * 1920–1922 * 1922–1925 * 1925–1927 * 1927–1930 * 1930–1932 * 1932–1935 * 1935–1938 * 1938–1941 * 1941–1944 * 1944–1947 * 1947–1950 * 1950–1953 * 1953–1956 * 1956–1959 * 1959–1962 * 1962–1965 * 1965–1968 * 1968–1971 * 1971–1973 * 1973–1976 * 1976–1978 * 1978–1981 * 1981–1984 * 1984–1988 * 1988–1981 * 1991–1995 * 1995–1999 * 1999–2003 * 2003–2007 * 2007–2011 ''2007–2011'' is an compilation album by P.S. Eliot released in 2016 on Don Giovanni Records Don Giov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Blairgowrie And Rattray
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1891 Deaths
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1818 Births
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Samuel Lyons (Australian Politician)
Samuel Lyons (9 June 1826 – 25 August 1910) was an Australian politician. He was the younger son of auctioneer, landowner and businessman Samuel Lyons (1791-1851) and Mary Murphy ( -1832), and attended the University of Liège and Cambridge University. On 24 March 1853 Lyons married Charlotte Margaret Fuller at St James' Church, Sydney, and they had three sons and a daughter. Lyons took over his father's enterprises on his father's death in 1851, and was a respected businessman and property owner. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury at the 1859 election, but retired in 1860. He stood again for Canterbury at the December 1864 election, but was unsuccessful. He returned to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Central Cumberland at the 1868 by-election, but retired again in 1869. Lyons died at Leura Leura (postcode: 2780) is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area that is located west of the Sydney cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lackey (Australian Politician)
Sir John Lackey (6 October 1830 – 11 November 1903) was a magistrate and politician in colonial New South Wales, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1892 to 1903. Early life Lackey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, son of William Lackey and his second wife Mary, O'Dowd. His grandfather was a wealthy publican and paid for his education Lackey was educated at the Sydney College, subsequently adopting pastoral pursuits in the Parramatta district. In 1852 he became a magistrate. Parliamentary career He unsuccessfully contested Central Cumberland at the 1859 election, He was the first of two members elected for Parramatta at the election on 8 December 1860. James Byrnes took offence at being placed second behind a newcomer, stating that the majority of voters had decided that he was not fit to serve them and resigned in March 1861 without taking his seat. Lackey strongly supported the passing of the Robertson Land Acts in 1861. He was defeated at Parra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hay (New South Wales Politician)
Sir John Hay (23 June 1816 – 20 January 1892) was a New South Wales politician. Life Hay was born at Little Ythsie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of John Hay (a farmer) and his wife Jean, ''née'' Mair. Hay graduated M.A. at King's College (now part of the University of Aberdeen), in 1834, and then studied law at Edinburgh, but did not finish it. In 1838 Hay married Mary Chalmers and they travelled to Sydney on the ''Amelia Thompson'', arriving on 1 July and settled at ' Welaregang' station on the Upper Murray. Hay was a strong opponent of tariffs on trade between New South Wales and Victoria and was elected in April 1856 as the member for Murrumbidgee in the first Legislative Assembly. He took up residence in Sydney but continued to maintain his Murrumbidgee runs. In September, he moved a vote of no-confidence in the Cowper ministry, which brought the government down. Hay recommended to governor William Denison that Henry W. Parker should be asked to form a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laycock (Australian Politician)
John Connell Laycock (2 December 1818 – 30 November 1897) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to storekeeper and pastoralist Thomas Laycock and Margaret Connell. He owned land at Yamba. On 1 February 1843 he married Mary Jane Simpson, with whom he had four children. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Central Cumberland. He transferred to Clarence in 1864, but resigned in 1866. Laycock died at Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ... in 1897. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Laycock, John (Australian politician) 1818 births 1897 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Atkinson (Australian Politician)
James Henry Atkinson (c. 1820 – 31 August 1873) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. He ran a wool washing works at Botany Swamps before erecting a dam at Lachlan Swamps around 1849. He later expanded to become a fellmonger. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ... for Central Cumberland, serving until his resignation due to insolvency in 1863. Atkinson died at Newtown in 1873. References 1820s births 1873 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians English emigrants to colonial Australia {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Macpherson
Clan Macpherson (, ) is a Highland Scottish clan and a member of the Chattan Confederation. History Origins The Scottish Gaelic surname for Macpherson is ''Mac a' Phearsain'' which means ''son of the parson''. The Celtic church allowed priests to marry and the progenitor of the chiefs of Clan Macpherson is believed to have been a man named Muireach or Murdo Cattenach who was the priest of Kingussie in Badenoch. The Clan Macpherson is part of the Chattan Confederation (Clan Chattan). In 843 the chief of Clan Chattan was Gille Chattan Mor and one of his sons, the first chief of Clan Macpherson was forced to resettle in Lochaber by Kenneth MacAlpin, first king of Scots. The chief could have been the lay prior of Ardchattan and he seems to have been named in honour of Saint Cathan. Touch not the cat bot a glove. 'Bot' means without. The 'glove' of a wildcat is the pad. If the cat is 'ungloved', its claws are unsheathed. The motto serves as a warning that one should beware when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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