Hay Frederick Donaldson

Brigadier-General Sir Hay Frederick Donaldson (7 July 1856 – 5 June 1916) was a Colony of New South Wales-born English mechanical engineer.

Early life He was born at Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson, the first Premier of New South Wales. He was educated at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and Zurich University.

Career Initially employed at the London and North Western Railway locomotive works at Crewe, Cheshire, he worked on railway and harbour construction at Goa, India, from 1884 to 1887, and on Manchester Ship Canal from 1887 to 1891. He was Chief Engineer at London's India Docks from 1892 to 1897. He was also commissioned in the army with the rank of brigadier-general.

Personal life On 15 July 1884, he married Selina Beresford (1859–1938), daughter of Colonel Marcus Beresford MP. They had three children.

Donaldson was a keen rugby player while at Crewe, for Crewe Britannia in 1874.