NationMaster - Encyclopedia: John Alexander MacPherson

John Alexander MacPherson (15 October 1833 - 17 February 1894), Australian colonial politician, was the 7th Premier of Victoria. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ...

MacPherson was born at Limestone Plains, in New South Wales (near the present site of Canberra): he was the first Premier of Victoria born in Australia. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian pastoralist. He came to the Port Phillip District as a child with his family and was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and Edinburgh University, where he graduated in law. He was admitted to the Victorian bar in 1866 and practised law before becoming a pastoralist near Hamilton in the Western District. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 320,000, its largest inland city. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 kmÂ² 1. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Scotch College, Melbourne (also known simply as Scotch) is an independent school for boys located in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Hamilton is a town of 9000, three hours west of Melbourne. ... The Western District is a region in the south-west corner of Victoria (Australia), extending to Ballarat in the east and as far north as Ararat. ...

MacPherson was elected as a conservative to the Legislative Assembly for Portland in 1864, and for Dundas in 1866. In September 1869, when the liberal Premier James McCulloch resigned, MacPherson was commissioned as Premier. His government was in a weak parliamentary position and had little prospect of survival. But it did succeed in passing an effective land selection act, allowing small farmers to select land on the squatters' pastoral runs, before being defeated in the Assembly and resigning in April 1870. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of Victoria in Australia. ... Portland at dawn The town of Portland (38°20′ S 141°36′ E) is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir James McCulloch (1819 - 31 January 1893), Australian colonial politician, was the 5th Premier of Victoria. ... This article is about occupying land without permission. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

MacPherson served as Chief Secretary in the third McCulloch government in 1875-77, before retiring from politics in July 1878, still aged only 44. In 1880 he returned to Britain and settled in Surrey, where he died in 1894. He married Louisa Featherstonhaugh in 1858: they had seven children. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

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