Robert MacGregor (Australian Politician)
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Robert MacGregor (1825 – 1883) was a Scottish-born Australian headmaster and politician. MacGregor was born in
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, Scotland, and was educated in Edinburgh. In 1852 he emigrated to Melbourne and lived in Emerald Hill. He became the headmaster of the South Melbourne Wesleyan day school. In 1863 he founded, as proprietor and headmaster, South Melbourne Grammar School. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for
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in 1877–1879 and Emerald Hill 1880 –1883.Streets of South Melbourne
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1825 births 1883 deaths Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia Politicians from Melbourne Australian headmasters 19th-century Australian politicians Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub