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George McKay

1819 – 1898

Politician from New South Wales, Australia

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About George McKay

Lived 1819 – 1898 (aged 79). George McKay was a politician, miner, publican and farmer.

George McKay (17 March 1819 – 30 July 1898) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born on the Isle of Mull in Argyllshire and migrated to Sydney in 1838. He worked on a Bathurst farm before going to the California gold rushes, returning to Australia in 1851. In that year he married Margaret McLean, with whom he had nine children. After ten years as a publican at Orange, he became a farmer at Collwood and an alderman on Orange Council. In 1867 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange, but he did not re-contest in 1869. McKay died at Orange in 1898.

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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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Who was George McKay?

Politician from New South Wales, Australia

When was George McKay born?

George McKay was born on 17 March 1819 in Isle of Mull.

When did George McKay die?

George McKay died on 30 July 1898 in Orange.

What was George McKay's occupation?

George McKay was a politician, miner, publican and farmer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George McKay

· Wikidata: Q20741175

· DBpedia: George McKay (Australian politician)

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