Donald McIntyre (New South Wales politician)

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

Early life

McIntyre was born in 1789/1790 to Donald (Daniel) and Mary McIntyre from Perthshire, Scotland. McIntrye's brother Peter established a property Blairmore, on the land of the Wanaruah people, near what is now Aberdeen.[2][3] Donald emigrated to New South Wales and in 1827 established a property nearby, Kayuga.[4] In 1834 he established another station Dalkeith at what is now Cassilis,[5] 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,[6] sentenced to death,[7] and was hanged in March 1834.[8]

Legislative Council

In 1843 McIntyre stood as a candidate for the Counties of Hunter, Brisbane and Bligh, but was unsuccessful.[9] He stood again in 1848, winning the election.[10] He did not nominate for election in 1851.[11]

Later life

On 19 December 1854 McIntyre married Margaret McGreggor.[12] He died on 2 January 1866 at Glebe, aged 76.[13]

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1843–1851
• Results of the 1843 and 1848 elections

References

1. "Mr Donald McIntyre". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. Walker, R B. "McIntyre, Peter (1783–1842)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. "Aberdeen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
4. "To Donald MacIntyre, Esq, of Kayuga". The Australia. 27 March 1843. p. 4. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
5. "Cassilis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
6. "Before Mr Justice Dowling and a Civil Jury". The Sydney Monitor. 14 February 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
7. "Law Intelligence". The Australian. 17 February 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
8. "Execution". The Sydney Herald. 10 March 1834. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
9. "Hunter, Brisbane, and Bligh election". The Australian. 7 July 1843. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2019 – via Trove.
10. "Elected members of the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (86). 11 August 1848. p. 982. Retrieved 27 April 2019 – via Trove.
11. "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.
12. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 1854. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.
13. "Family Notices". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 6 January 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Trove.