Person
McDougall, Robert (1813 - 1887)
- Born
- 16 April 1813
Fortingall, Scotland - Died
- 25 June 1887
Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Agriculturalist and Cattle breeder
Summary
Robert McDougall was a livestock farmer with considerable standing in the cattle industry. His animals always won awards at the various agriculture shows and fetched high prices when sold. McDougall was a trustee of the National Agricultural Society and contributed greatly to the advancement of the Victorian beef cattle industry.
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Chronology
- 1830
- Career position - Fishing and hunting in the western isles of Scotland and the UK
- 1836 - 1839
- Career position - Beaver trapper in Canada
- November 1841
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Port Phillip, Victoria)
- 1848
- Career position - Started up a livestock farm with Shortland cattle, pigs and horses
- November 1856 - August 1857
- Career position - Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Bourke (9 months)
- 1859
- Career position - Visited England to buy stud bulls
- 1870
- Career position - Bought Arundel farm in Keilor, Victoria
Published resources
Book Sections
- Quaife, G. R., 'McDougall, Robert (1813-1887)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), p. 150. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050173b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17626974. Details
- 'McDougall, Robert (1813-1887)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466232. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 August 2005
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