John Henry MacFarland

Sir John Henry MacFarland (19 April 1851 – 22 July 1935) was an Irish–Australian University Chancellor.

MacFarland was born in Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland and was educated at the Royal Academical Institution, Belfast.

In 1881 MacFarland became the first master of Ormond College (University of Melbourne). In 1919 MacFarland became chancellor of the University and was knighted the same year.

MacFarland became a director of the National Mutual Life Association c. 1905, and was chairman from 1928.

References

• Geoffrey Serle, 'MacFarland, Sir John Henry (1851 - 1935)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 10, MUP, 1986, pp 266-267. Retrieved 3 January 2011
• Serle, Percival (1949). "MacFarland, John Henry". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogMc.html#macfarland1. Retrieved 2011-01-03.