John MacFarlane

John MacFarlane (2 June 1829 – 7 March 1894) was a draper and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography MacFarlane was born at Glasgow, Scotland, to father John Macfarlane his wife Agnes (née Housten). After receiving his education at parish schools in Glasgow he arrived in Queensland aboard the Helenslee in 1862 and became a store keeper with Cribb & Foote in Ipswich. He was then a draper at Greenham & Bennett before becoming a director with Woollen Co. from 1875 until 1894. residence to the Ipswich General Cemetery.

Public career MacFarlane was an alderman in Ipswich including the town's Mayor in 1876. From 1878 until his death in 1894 he was the member for Ipswich in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

He was a member of the Ipswich Hospital Board. Having abstained from alcohol all his life, he founded the Temperance movement in Ipswich and was a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites.