David Hay Dalrymple was an Australian pastoralist, chemist/druggist, and politician in
Queensland
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, Australia. He was a
Mayor of Mackay and a Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...
.
Early life
Dalrymple was born on 14 December 1840 in
Newbury,
Berkshire, England, the son of James Dalrymple and his wife Georgina (née Hay). He was educated at the
Independent College in
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
and attended lectures at the
Bristol Medical School
Bristol Medical School was originally a medical institution in England which existed from 1833 to 1893. It later became amalgamated with University College, Bristol the predecessor institution to the University of Bristol.
History
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Dalrymple arrived in
Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
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* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
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in 1863. He was married to Euphemia Margaret McLean in Mackay on 23 Dec 1880 and had two sons and two daughters. He was a pastoralist, chemist and druggist.
Politics
Dalrymple served on community boards and served as the
Mayor of Mackay from 1869 to 1871 and again in 1873–1874.
He was a Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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for
Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
*** Mackay Airpor ...
from 5 May 1888 to 27 August 1904.
Later life
Dalrymple died from heart failure in his sleep at his residence ''Dalry'' at Crescent Road,
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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,
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
, Queensland on 1 September 1912.
He was buried in
Toowong Cemetery
Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest ceme ...
on 2 September 2017. Flags were flown at half-mast in Mackay as a mark of respect.
References
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
1840 births
1912 deaths
Burials at Toowong Cemetery
British emigrants to Australia
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