About Donald Kennedy
Born 1807. Donald Kennedy was a politician.
Donald Angus Kennedy (1807 – 29 February 1864) was a pastoralist, banker and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Kennedy was born in Glen Roy, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland, baptised 22 December 1807. Kennedy became a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council on 1 August 1854 replacing James Graham. Kennedy remained a member until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.
Kennedy was elected to the Southern Province of the new Legislative Council in November 1856, a seat he held until his death on 29 February 1864.
Kennedy was a deputy governor of the Colonial Bank and for many years was president of the Port Philip Farmers' Society. He died in Melbourne on 29 February 1864. He was married to Jessie Grace Shannon and they had no children.
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Australian politician
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