Kenneth Mackay (Australian politician)

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Born(1859-06-05)5 June 1859
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(5 June 1859 – 16 November 1935), usually known as Kenneth Mackay, was an Australian soldier and politician.

Personal life

Born at Wallendenbeen station near Wallendbeen, the second son to pastoralist Alexander Mackay and Annie Mackenzie,[1] he attended Camden College and Sydney Grammar School before farming at his father's property. His brother Donald Mackay went on to aerially survey areas of central Australia.[2]

In 1890 Mackay married Mabel White from Victoria, a member of a

Cootamundra in 1935, survived by his wife and two daughters (Annie Mabel Baldry and Agnes Jean).[1][4][5]

Military and political life

Statue of Mackay at Murrumburrah

Loving horses,

captain in 1886.[7]

In 1897 he raised the 1st Australian Volunteer Horse Regiment,[8] and he was elevated lieutenant colonel in 1898. His military force was captured in two poems by Scottish-Australian poet Will H. Ogilvie (1869–1963), in The real Mackays! (1898) and Your chance, Mackays! (1899).[9][10]

In 1895 he was elected to the

1901 election, but was unsuccessful.[14] He returned from South Africa in July 1901.[15] He resumed his former position of Vice President of the Executive Council and Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council in 1903 as part of the See ministry, serving until 1904.[5] He continued to serve in the Legislative Council until 1934 when the council was reformed by members indirectly elected by the Parliament.[5]

Promoted

Officer of the Order of the British Empire on his retirement.[19]

Writings

Kenneth Mackay published three books of poetry, including Stirrup jingles of sporting and bush verse, and two novels from 1887 to 1908. His books included Outback (1893), The Yellow Wave (1895),[20] and Across Papua.[6]

In 1896 he published a play, To the West, a collaboration with Alfred Dampier.

His poems included the Sons of Britannia still we are (1898).[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Major-General Mackay". Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate. 21 November 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  2. The Labor Daily
    . 18 November 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b c "Colonel Mackay". Cootamundra Herald. 19 December 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  4. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
    . 22 November 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  5. ^ a b c "Major-General James Alexander Kenneth Mackay". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Major-General Mackay". The Argus (Melbourne). 18 November 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  7. ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ Murray, Pembroke Lathrop (1911). Official records of the Australian military contingents to the war in South Africa, 1899-1902. Melbourne: Government Printer. p. 41. Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via Australian War Memorial.
  9. Western Champion
    . 6 May 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  10. Western Champion
    . 1 December 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  11. ^ Murray (1911), pp. 85–87.
  12. ^ a b Murray (1911), p. 87.
  13. ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. pp. 2697–2699.
  14. ^ Carr, Adam. "1901 Senate New South Wales". Psephos.
  15. ^ "An Australian's experiences in South Africa". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Trove.
  16. ^ "An Army Reserve". Rochester Express. Victoria, Australia. 21 November 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  17. Cairns Post
    . 29 April 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  18. ^ "The inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 February 1916. p. 18. Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Trove.
  19. ^ "No. 32090". The London Gazette. 19 October 1920. pp. 10095–10096.
  20. The Catholic Press
    . Vol. III, no. 106. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1897. p. 7. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.
  21. ^ "Sons of Britannia Still Are We". The Sunday Times. 22 April 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via Trove.

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Parliament of New South Wales
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Preceded by Vice-President of the Executive Council
1899–1900 		Succeeded by
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in the Legislative Council

1899–1900
Preceded by
Representative of the Government
in the Legislative Council

1903–1904 		Succeeded by
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Boorowa
1895–1899 		Succeeded by
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