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 byHenry Daniels
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Pittsworth
In office
27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byPercy Bayley
Personal details
Born
Donald Mackintosh

(1840-05-16)16 May 1840
Lochaber, Scotland
Died5 May 1932(1932-05-05) (aged 91)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeDrayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
NationalityScottish Australian
Political partyMinisterial
Other political
affiliations
Opposition
SpouseCatherine Cowley (m.1866 d.1907)
OccupationFarmer

Early days edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ Deceased search – Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Cambooya
1899–1912
Abolished
New seat Member for Pittsworth
1912–1915
Succeeded by