Donald Mackintosh (politician)

Donald Mackintosh (16 May 1840 – 5 May 1932) was a farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Donald Mackintosh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cambooya
In office 18 March 1899 – 27 April 1912
Preceded by	Henry Daniels
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Pittsworth
In office 27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Percy Bayley
Personal details
Born	Donald Mackintosh 16 May 1840 Lochaber, Scotland
Died	5 May 1932 (aged 91) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Ministerial
Other political affiliations	Opposition
Spouse(s)	Catherine Cowley (m.1866 d.1907)
Occupation	Farmer

Early days

Mackintosh was born in Lochaber, Scotland, to parents James Mackintosh and his wife Mary (née Macarthur) and was educated in the local Lochaber village school.[1] On his arrival in Australia he was a drover and the manager of the Glencoe Farm near Warwick.

Political career

Having been a member of the Jondaryan Divisional Board, Mackintosh, for the Ministerialists, represented the seat of Cambooya in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1899 until the seat was abolished in 1912.[1] He then moved to the new seat of Pittsworth and held the seat until he was defeated in 1915.[1]

Personal life

In 1866, Mackintosh married Catherine Cowley (died 1907)[2] and together had five sons and three daughters.[1]

He died in Toowoomba in 1932[1] and was buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[3]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. Family history research – Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
3. Deceased search – Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 25 February 2016.