Dugald McDougall (7 June 1834 - 19 January 1885)[1] was an Irish-born Australian politician who served as the second Hawthorn Municipality Chairman a position which evolved into the Mayor of Hawthorn.
Dugald McDougall | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Mayor of Hawthorn | |
| In office 1862–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Michael O'Grady |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Pettett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1834 Derry, Ireland |
| Died | 19 January 1885 (aged 50) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Biography
editMcDougall was born in Derry, Ireland, in 1834. He settled in the Colony of Victoria in Australia in 1852[2] and joined a business firm in which he became a partner in 1860 and in 1873 he became senior partner with the firm becoming well-known under the name Sands and McDougall largely due to his business acumen.[3]
In 1860 McDougall settled in Hawthorn where he constructed the property Summerlee in approximately 1865 and became a leading member of the local Presbyterian Church.[4] In June 1860 he was elected as one of seven inaugural members of the Hawthorn Municipal Council when the body was established,[5] and he served on the Council until 1867 serving as the Council Chairman from 1862 to 1863.[4]
In 1885 McDougall suffered a lengthy illness[2] before dying at his residence in Hawthorn.[3]
Family
editMcDougall married Mary Allott Chisholm of Melbourne. One of their children was Dugald Gordon McDougall (1867-1944) who became a professor of law at the University of Sydney.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Dugald McDougall". FindaGrave.com. n.d. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Colonial Telegrams". The Express & Telegraph. Adelaide, SA. 20 January 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "News in Brief". Independent. Footscray, VIC. 24 January 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "78 Riversdale Road". City of Boroondara Local History Wiki. n.d. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ ""Big Wigs" of Hawthorn" (PDF). Hawthorn Historical Society. 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "McDougall, Dugald Gordon (1867-1944)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. n.d. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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