William Forster McCord

William Forster McCord (5 October 1837 – 14 April 1898) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography McCord was born at Clonturk, County Longford, Ireland, the son of Charles McCord and his wife Martha (née Foster). He was educated in Longford and travelled to the United States with his father before arriving in New South Wales in 1857. After his arrival he established Coonambula Station at Eidsvold in what had now become Queensland in 1863 and also acquired the Cania run. and was buried in the Gayndah Cemetery.

Public career McCord was the Chairman of the Eidsvold Divisional Board from 1880 until 1898. At the 1896 Queensland colonial election, he won the seat of Burnett in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He held the seat until his death two years later.