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James Curdie Mackinnon

1865 – 1957

(1865-1957) grazier

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Lived 1865 – 1957 (aged 92). James Curdie Mackinnon was a businessperson and cricketer.

James Curdie MacKinnon (10 January 1865 – 4 July 1957) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

McKinnon was born at Terang, Victoria to Daniel Mackinnon, a member of a well known pioneering pastoral family. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, before going to England to study at Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge. He made his debut for Cambridge University in the same season against Yorkshire at Sheffield, with MacKinnon playing one further match for Cambridge in 1886, followed by two matches in 1887. After graduating he returned to Australia and joined the firm Strachan, Murray, and Shannon at Geelong. Following the death of his father, he resigned from the firm to oversee the running of the Marion Downs Station in western Queensland. He later became involved in the running of the Wyangarie Estate in northern New South Wales, where he subdivided the farm into dairy farms that today form the rich dairying area around Kyogle. He also helped to maintain the family venture at Tintaldra Station in Victoria. He served on the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and was president of the Melbourne Club in 1938. He died at Melbourne in July 1957, aged 92. His brother, Donald, was a politician.

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Education
Geelong Grammar School, Trinity Hall
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James MacKinnon, James Curdie MacKinnon

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Who was James Curdie Mackinnon?

(1865-1957) grazier

When was James Curdie Mackinnon born?

James Curdie Mackinnon was born on 10 January 1865 in Terang.

When did James Curdie Mackinnon die?

James Curdie Mackinnon died on 4 July 1957 in Melbourne.

What was James Curdie Mackinnon's occupation?

James Curdie Mackinnon was a businessperson and cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Curdie Mackinnon

· Wikidata: Q21540068

· DBpedia: James MacKinnon (cricketer)

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