Donald McLeod (Victorian state politician)
Donald McLeod (1837 – 8 July 1923), was an Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
McLeod was born in Caithness, Scotland and arrived in Australia in 1847. In November 1900 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Daylesford, a seat he held until his death.[1] McLeod was Minister without Portfolio from June 1902 to February 1904; Minister of Mines and of Forests from 16 Feb 1904 to 8 January 1909; Minister of Water Supply from March to April 1904, Chief Secretary and Minister of Public Health from November 1915 to November 1917. He was a member of the Railways Electrification committee 1912 and was chairman of the Electricity Supply committee 1922.[1]
McLeod died in Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, survived by his wife and seven of their ten children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Donald McLeod". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Vines, Margaret. "McLeod, Donald (1837–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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