Davis McCaughey

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John Cain
Joan Kirner
Preceded bySir Brian Murray
Succeeded byRichard McGarvie
Personal details
Born(1914-07-12)12 July 1914
Victoria
, Australia
SpouseJean McCaughey
ChildrenFive

John Davis McCaughey

AC (12 July 1914 – 25 March 2005) was an Irish-born Australian academic theologian, Christian minister, university administrator and the 23rd Governor of Victoria
from 1986 to 1992.

Early life and academic career

McCaughey was born in

British Council of Churches.[1]

In 1953 the McCaughey family emigrated to Australia for him to become the

Ormond College, University of Melbourne.[2] He was Master of Ormond from 1957 to 1979. He served as Deputy Chancellor of the University of Melbourne in 1978 and 1979. He was also involved in the foundation of La Trobe University in the mid-1960s.[3]

Uniting Church in Australia

McCaughey was a key architect in the formation of the Uniting Church in Australia, which brought together many congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Congregational Union of Australia. He was the primary author behind the Basis of Union, the foundational theological document which led to the formation of the new denomination, and the president of the first assembly of the Uniting Church from 1977 to 1979.[4][5]

Governor of Victoria

In 1986, McCaughey was appointed as

John Cain, and served until 1992. He also served during the premiership of Joan Kirner
.

McCaughey's approach to this largely symbolic

aides de camp
.

Cain said of McCaughey: "He was unassuming, down-to-earth, unfailingly courteous to everybody and unaffected by the trappings of the office."[6] Kirner commented: "He was one of the few people who could bring common good and a broad sense of morality to life."[7]

Family

McCaughey married Jean in 1940, the year of his ordination as a minister. Their five children are the former National Gallery of Victoria director Patrick McCaughey, theatre director and classical scholar James McCaughey, primary school teachers Brigid McCaughey and Mary Nicholson, and director of the Astra Choir John McCaughey.

Bibliography

  • Imagination and the future: essays on Christian thought and practice presented to J. Davis McCaughey on his 65th birthday, edited by John A. Henley. (1980) Melbourne : Hawthorn Press,.
  • Fresh words and deeds: the McCaughey papers (2004) edited by Peter Matheson & Christiaan Mostert, introduction by Harry Wardlaw, Melbourne, David Lovell

Television

McCaughey was a very early contributor to the new television medium in Australia. Discovering the Bible was an eight part series presented by McCaughey about the meaning of the Bible. It was broadcast live in Melbourne and

telerecorded for Sydney, these being the only Australian cities with television prior to 1959. The first episode aired in Melbourne on 6 July 1958[8] and the final episode aired on 26 October 1958 on ABV (Channel 2).[9] It was aired in Sydney from 27 July 1958 to 2 November 1958 on ABN - channel 2.[10]

Lectures

Publications

References

  1. ^ Larry Schwartz (1 April 2005). "Church celebrates life of a much-loved man". theage.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ Larry Schwartz (1 April 2005). "Church celebrates life of a much-loved man". theage.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Former Governor Davis McCaughey dies". theage.com.au. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Former Governor Davis McCaughey dies". theage.com.au. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. doi:10.1163/156973211X562741
    .
  6. ^ Jewel Topsfield (26 March 2005). "The governor who rewrote the rules". theage.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  7. ^ Jewel Topsfield (26 March 2005). "The governor who rewrote the rules". theage.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ^ "The Age". 4 July 1958.
  9. ^ "The Age". 23 October 1958.
  10. ^ "ABC Weekly". Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1958.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Governor of Victoria

1986–1992 		Succeeded by
Religious titles
New title President of the Assembly, Uniting Church in Australia
1977–1979 		Succeeded by
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