Date of Birth: 17/03/1819
Place of Birth: Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 30/07/1898
Place of Death: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Orange |
03 Jul 1867 |
15 Nov 1869 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
03 Jul 1867 |
15 Nov 1869 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Publican and farmer. Arrived in Sydney in 1838. For many years was the overseer of a farm in the Bathurst district. Went to the California gold rush and spent 18 months working in a store. Returned to Australia in 1851 and became a publican at Orange. Purchased a homestead at Collwood in 1861 and returned to farming. Trustee of Government Savings Bank of New South Wales. Elder of Presbyterian Church.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Orange Council and was a Chairman 3 times from 1861 until 1863.
Personal
Farmer. Married Margaret McLean, daughter of Roderick McLean of the Isle of Skye, in 1851 at Bathurst according to Presbyterian rites, and they had 2 daughters and 7 sons.
Additional Information
Robert Willson, 'The McKay Family of Bathurst and Orange: 1838 - 1898'.
Canberra, 2007 (privately published). Available for perusal at the State
Library of New South Wales and the New South Wales Parliamentary Archives.
