David Dalrymple (Australian politician)

The Honourable
David Dalrymple
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mackay
In office
5 May 1888 – 27 August 1904
Serving with Maurice Black, James Chataway, Walter Paget
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Albert Fudge
Personal details
Born David Hay Dalrymple
(1840-12-14)14 December 1840
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Died 1 September 1912(1912-09-01) (aged 71)
Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Political party Ministerial
Spouse(s) Euphemia Margaret McLean (m.1880)
Occupation Chemist

David Hay Dalrymple was a pastoralist, chemist/druggist, and politician in Queensland, Australia.[1] He was a Mayor of Mackay and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Dalrymple was born on 14 December 1840 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, the son of James Dalrymple and his wife Georgina (née Hay). He was educated at the Independent College in Taunton and attended lectures at the Bristol Medical School.[2]

Dalrymple arrived in Mackay in 1863. He was married to Euphemia Margaret McLean in Mackay on 23 Dec 1880 and had two sons and two daughters. He was a pastoralist, chemist and druggist.[3]

Politics

Dalrymple served on community boards and served as the Mayor of Mackay from 1869 - 1871 and again in 1873-1874.[4]

He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mackay from 5 May 1888 to 27 August 1904.[5]

Later life

Dalrymple died from heart failure in his sleep at his residence Dalry at Crescent Road, Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland on 1 September 1912.[2] He was buried in Toowong Cemetery on 2 September 2017.[6] Flags were flown at half-mast in Mackay as a mark of respect.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Members Bio". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "HON. D. H. DALRYMPLE". The Brisbane Courier (17, 048). Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Wright, Berenice D; Mackay. Libraries. Local History Section (2009). Mackay City Council representatives : '1869-2008'. Mackay City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier (17, 048). Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "The Late Hon. D. H. Dalrymple". Daily Mercury. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Mackay
1888–1904
Served alongside: Maurice Black, James Chataway, Walter Paget		 Succeeded by
Albert Fudge
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