Donald Smith Wallace Explained

Donald Smith Wallace (10 August 1844 - 27 May 1900) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] He represented the Queensland electorate of Clermont from 7 September 1883 to 5 May 1888.[2] He subsequently served in the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western Province from 1889 to 1894.

He was a pastoralist and racehorse owner.[3]

Notable achievements

He was the winner of the Melbourne Cup twice: in 1888 with his horse Mentor and in 1890 with his most famous horse Carbine.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 13 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Queensland Parliament. 16 March 2016. Wallace, Donald Smith. Queensland Parliament. 16 March 2016. 24 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324051802/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3305262873. live.
  3. News: MR. DONALD WALLACE. 2 June 1900. The Australasian. 1783. Victoria, Australia. LXVIII. 17. National Library of Australia. 17 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography. 16 March 2016. Wallace, Donald Smith (1844–1900). National Centre of Biography. 16 March 2016. 23 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323143611/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wallace-donald-smith-4791. live.

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