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Electorates
- MLC North Province 27 July 1896–21 May 1902
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Personal Information |
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Circa 1844–1845 |
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Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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30 January 1904 |
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Fremantle, Western Australia |
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Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Arrived WA 22 February 1869 |
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Son of Samuel and Janet McKinnon |
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Married 21 February 1893, Scots Church, Fremantle to (Emily) Charlotte McKay, nee Vincent (born circa 1870 and died 1 June 1954), daughter of Francis Henry and Helen Louisa O’Grady
Children: two sons and two daughters |
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Presbyterian |
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Farmer and pearler |
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Pastoralist, Roebourne–Cossack area at Maitland River
Moved to Yule River, 1875, Mundabullangana Station also pearling |
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Arrived South Australia with parents, 1855
Sold property after drought and moved to Fremantle, 1892–1893
Owned land along Stirling Highway and 70–80 houses in Fremantle
Chief, Fremantle Caledonian Society
Bred racehorses |
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Black, David. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 6 July 2022. (Wife, Emily Charlotte McKay's record) https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=5a062461-e91c-ec11-b6e7-00224814cbf0 |
| Bibliography |
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Erikson, Rica. The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Volume III.
Morning Herald, 1 February 1904.
Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia, p. 25.
Withnell Taylor, Nancy F. Geera-Muk-a-Doo: a saga of the North-West, p. 163. |