Donald McIntyre (Queensland politician) explained

Donald McIntyre
Constituency Am1:Aubigny
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:18 May 1907
Term End1:5 February 1908
Predecessor1:John O'Brien
Successor1:William Thorn
Birth Date:20 April 1851
Birth Place:Loch Lomond, Scotland
Death Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Birthname:Donald McIntyre
Nationality:Scottish Australian
Party:Kidstonites
Spouse:Mary Jane Keag (m.1877 d.1942)
Occupation:Station worker, Cheese maker

Donald McIntyre (20 April 1851  - 6 November 1927) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

McIntyre was born near Loch Lomond, Scotland in 1851. The son of Peter McIntyre and his wife Jane (née McFarlane), he came to Australia with his family in 1862, sailing on the Ocean Chief and landing at Moreton Bay. He found work at several Stations over the years before establishing the Greenmount Cheese Factory in 1893. He went on to open a further two cheese factories at Zahley (near present-day Goombungee) and Quinalow.[1]

Politics

McIntyre won the seat of Aubigny for the Kidstonites in the 1907 state election. He served less than nine months before losing his seat at the 1908 state election.[1]

Personal life

McIntyre married Mary Jane Keag on 10 July 1877 and together they had nine children.[1] He died in 1927 and was buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 23 February 2015.
  2. http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/component/stoneorchard/burial/26166 Cemeteries Online