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Donald Smith Wallace

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Donald Smith Wallace (10 August 1844 - 27 May 1900) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Parliament House Queensland

He represented the Queensland electorate of Clermont from 7 September 1883 to 5 May 1888.[2] He subsequently served in the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western Province from 1889 to 1894.

He was a pastoralist and racehorse owner.[3]

Notable achievements

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He was the winner of the Melbourne Cup twice: in 1888 with his horse Mentor and in 1890 with his most famous horse Carbine.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Queensland Parliament". Wallace, Donald Smith. Queensland Parliament. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "MR. DONALD WALLACE". The Australasian. Vol. LXVIII, no. 1783. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1900. p. 17. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Wallace, Donald Smith (1844–1900). National Centre of Biography. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.