Donald McLeod (Victorian state politician)

Donald McLeod (1837 – 8 July 1923), was an Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

McLeod was born in Caithness, Scotland and arrived in Australia in 1847. In November 1900 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Daylesford, a seat he held until his death.[1] McLeod was Minister without Portfolio from June 1902 to February 1904; Minister of Mines and of Forests from 16 Feb 1904 to 8 January 1909; Minister of Water Supply from March to April 1904, Chief Secretary and Minister of Public Health from November 1915 to November 1917. He was a member of the Railways Electrification committee 1912 and was chairman of the Electricity Supply committee 1922.[1]

McLeod died in Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, survived by his wife and seven of their ten children.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "McLeod, Donald". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Vines, Margaret. "McLeod, Donald (1837–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
James Wheeler		 Member for Daylesford
Nov. 1900 – July 1923 		Succeeded by
James McDonald


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