Donald James Mackinnon (1 November 1928 – 1 October 2017) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in

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to the business executive and diplomat Donald Mackinnon (son of politician

Donald Mackinnon Donald Mackinnon (29 September 1859 – 25 April 1932) was an Australian politician. Early life Born at Marida Yallock near Boorcan in Victoria to grazier David Mackinnon and Jane Kinross, both Scottish-born, he was educated at Geelong ...

) and Mary Hindle James. His uncle,

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, became an Australian federal politician in the 1950s. Mackinnon was educated at St George's College in

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and then at

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. He attended the

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, where he received a

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degree. He received a second such degree from

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in 1953. From 1954, he worked as an executive with the

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. In 1976, he was elected to the

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for Box Hill for the

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. He was defeated in 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackinnon, Donald James 1928 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People educated at Geelong Grammar School British emigrants to Australia