John Donaldson (Australian politician)

John Donaldson (15 October 1841 – 25 July 1896) was a politician in colonial Queensland, Colonial Treasurer from 19 November 1889 to 12 August 1890.[1]

The Hon

John Donaldson
21st Treasurer of Queensland
In office
19 Nov 1889 – 12 Aug 1890
Preceded byWilliam Pattison
Succeeded byThomas McIlwraith
ConstituencyBulloo
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warrego
In office
5 October 1883 – 19 May 1888
Preceded byErnest Stevens
Succeeded byRichard Casey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Bulloo
In office
26 May 1888 – 25 April 1893
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJohn Leahy
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Logan
In office
4 April 1896 – 25 July 1896
Preceded byErnest Stevens
Succeeded byJames Stodart
Personal details
Born
John Donaldson

(1841-10-15)15 October 1841
Purdeet, Victoria
Died25 July 1896(1896-07-25) (aged 51)
Coorparoo, Brisbane
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyMinisterial
Spouse(s)Margaret Walker m.1869 d.?, Gertrude Evelyn Willis (m.1886)
OccupationGrazier

Donaldson was born at Purdeet, Victoria,[1] Australia, and engaged in squatting pursuits, proceeding to New South Wales in 1876, and to Queensland in 1881.[2]

Donaldson was returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego on 5 October 1883 holding that seat until 19 May 1888; later he represented Bulloo from 26 May 1888 to 25 April 1893 and then Logan from 4 April 1896 until his death on 25 July 1896.[3]

Donaldson was appointed Postmaster-General of Queensland and Secretary for Public Instruction in the Thomas McIlwraith Ministry on 13 June 1888; and when the ministry was reconstructed under Boyd Dunlop Morehead, on 30 November in that year, continued to hold the same posts until 19 November 1889, when he succeeded William Pattison as Colonial Treasurer.[2] He resigned with his colleagues in August 1890, owing to the opposition of the Assembly to his financial proposals. Donaldson was one of the Queensland delegates to the Federation Convention held at Sydney in March 1891.[2]

Donaldson died in Coorparoo, Queensland on 25 July 1896, survived by his second wife Gertrude Evelyn née Willis, two sons by his first marriage (to Margaret, née Walker, married in 1869; predeceased Donaldson) and a son and two daughters by his second marriage.[1]

Following a short service at his late Coorparoo residence,[4] Donaldson was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. O'Keeffe, Mary. "Donaldson, John (1841–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 December 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Donaldson, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "THE LATE MR. J. DONALDSON". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 27 July 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. Donaldson John Archived 4 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Ernest James Stevens		 Member for Warrego
1883 – 1888		 Succeeded by
Richard Casey
New seat Member for Bulloo
1888 – 1893		 Succeeded by
John Leahy
Preceded by
Ernest James Stevens		 Member for Logan
1896		 Succeeded by
James Stodart
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