Allan Macpherson
Allan Macpherson (24 October 1818 – 6 November 1891) was a politician in New South Wales, Australia. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Macpherson was born at Blairgowrie, Scotland.[1]
He went to Sydney, Australia with his parents Willam and Jessie Macpherson (née Chalmers) in 1829 where he attended Cape's School and later acquired the rural properties of Keera near Bingara, New South Wales and Mount Abundance near Roma in Queensland.[2]
In 1853 he married Emma Blake, daughter of Charles Henry Blake and his wife, Frances.
Politics
He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and represented the Electoral district of Central Cumberland from 1863 to 1868.
Later life
He died at Blairgowrie on 6 November 1891.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Mr Allan Macpherson (1818-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mount Abundance: or The Experiences of a Pioneer Squatter in Australia", London, 1879 by Allan Macpherson
- ^ Blairgowrie Advertiser, Saturday, 7 November 1891
External links
- ebook of Mount Abundance at Project Gutenberg Australia
- "A Private Empire", Murdoch Books Australia, Sydney, 2010, by Stephen Foster. A history of the Macphersons of Blairgowrie, Scotland.