Donald McIntyre (New South Wales politician)

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Donald McIntyre ( - January 1866), sometimes referred to as Donald MacIntyre, was a Scottish-Australian colonial politician, who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1848 to 1851. [1]

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Early life

McIntyre was born in 1789or1790 to Donald (Daniel) and Mary McIntyre from Perthshire, Scotland.

United States and Canada

In 1818, McIntyre emigrated to Georgia in the United States of America. From there he selected land in Blondin, Canada where he lived for four years. [2]

Australia

His brother Peter McIntyre was the agent in New South Wales for the prominent colonist Thomas Potter MacQueen, and in 1825 he established the large Segenhoe property on MacQueen's behalf and also occupied Blairmore for himself, on the land of the Wanaruah and Geawegal people, near what is now Aberdeen. [3] [4] Having received favourable reports from his brother, Donald emigrated to New South Wales and in 1825 he received a land grant and established a property nearby to Blairmore, which he named Kayuga. [5] [2] In 1834 he established another station Dalkeith at what is now Cassilis, [6] on the land of the Wiradjuri people.

In November 1833 a shepherd that McIntyre employed, variously referred to as Edward Hills, Edward Giles or William Gills, hit him in the back of the head with a piece of iron. The shepherd was convicted of attempted murder, [7] sentenced to death, [8] and was hanged in March 1834. [9]

Legislative Council

In 1843 McIntyre stood as a candidate for the Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh, but was unsuccessful. [10] He stood again in 1848, winning the election. [11] He did not nominate for election in 1851. [12]

Later life

On 19 December 1854 McIntyre married Margaret McGreggor. [13] He died on 2 January 1866 at Glebe, aged 76. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Donald McIntyre". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "In The Dim And Distant Past". The Scone Advocate . New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 8 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Walker, R B. "McIntyre, Peter (1783–1842)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Aberdeen". The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "To Donald MacIntyre, Esq, of Kayuga". The Australia . 27 March 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Cassilis". The Sydney Morning Herald . 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Before Mr Justice Dowling and a Civil Jury". The Sydney Monitor . 14 February 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Law Intelligence". The Australian . 17 February 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Execution". The Sydney Herald . 10 March 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  10. ↑ "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian . 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019– via Trove.
  11. ↑ "Elected members of the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 86. 11 August 1848. p. 982. Retrieved 27 April 2019– via Trove.
  12. ↑ "The elections: nomination for Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 20 September 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  13. ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 December 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.
  14. ↑ "Family Notices". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 6 January 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 27 May 2019– via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for Counties of Hunter, Brisbane & Bligh
1848 – 1851		Succeeded byas Member for Counties of
Phillip, Brisbane & Bligh


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