Donald Kennedy (Australian politician)
Donald Angus Kennedy (1807 – 29 February 1864) was a pastoralist, banker and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]
Kennedy was born in Glen Roy, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland, baptised 22 December 1807.[1] Kennedy emigrated to New South Wales in 1837 and arrived in the Port Phillip District in 1840. He held leases for large properties at Croxton, Linlithgow Plains and Mt. Sturgeon near Dunkeld.[1]
After unsuccessfully contesting the seat of North Bourke in 1853,[2][1] Kennedy became a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council on 1 August 1854 replacing James Graham.[3] Kennedy remained a member until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.
Kennedy was elected to the Southern Province of the new Legislative Council in November 1856, a seat he held until his death.[1]
Kennedy was a deputy governor of the Colonial Bank and for many years was president of the Port Philip Farmers' Society.[2] He died in Melbourne on 29 February 1864, he was married to Jessie Grace Shannon, there were no children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Kennedy, Donald Angus". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Late Mr. Donald Kennedy". The Argus (Melbourne). 2 March 1864. p. 5.
- ↑ Sweetman, Edward (1920). Constitutional Development of Victoria, 1851-6. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. p. 179. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Graham |
Nominated member 1 August 1854 – March 1856 |
Original Council abolished |
| New district | Member for Southern Province November 1856 – 29 February 1864 With: John Bennett 1856–63 John Bear 1863–64 William Clarke 1856–61 & 1862–64 Joseph Sutherland 1861–62 Thomas Power 1856–64 Thomas McCombie 1856–59 Gideon Rutherford 1859–60 William Degraves 1860–64 |
Succeeded by William Taylor |