Peter McLachlan (Queensland politician)
Peter McLachlan | |
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Queensland Legislative Assembly for Merthyr | |
In office 22 May 1915 – 9 October 1920 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Welsby |
Succeeded by | Peter MacGregor |
In office 15 May 1923 – 11 May 1929 | |
Preceded by | Peter MacGregor |
Succeeded by | Dr Patrick Kerwin |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Alfred McLachlan 23 September 1867 Labor |
Spouse | Mary Donnelly (m.1892) |
Occupation | Printer |
Peter Alfred McLachlan (23 September 1867 – 27 October 1929) was a
Biography
McLachlan was born in Dundee, Scotland, to parents Andrew McLachlan[1] and his wife Catherine (née McTavish).[1] He came to Queensland with his family in 1873[2] and attended Gympie Catholic School. On leaving school he became an apprentice printer, working for The Gympie Times and then the Eidsvold Register. He then moved to Brisbane and found work as a journeyman with the Queensland Government Printing Office.[1]
In 1892 he married Mary Donnelly.
Public career
At the
He lost Merthyr at the 1920 state elections to Peter MacGregor, the National candidate[7] but regained the seat in 1923.[8]
McLachlan was also an alderman in the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 387. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 387. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIV, no. 15, 622. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 951. Queensland, Australia. 11 May 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 894. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 376. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 306. Queensland, Australia. 10 May 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 1 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Alderman Peter Alfred McLachlan — Brisbane City Council Retrieved 1 April 2016.