Person

Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1887 - 1941)

Born
17 July 1887
Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Died
25 November 1941
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Forester

Summary

MacIntosh Ellis was a forester who did his training in Canada. His early career was largely with the Canadian Pacific Railways and, during WWI, as Chief Forest Officer in the Canadian Forestry Corps in France. In 1920 he was appointed Director of Forests in New Zealand. His first task was the formulation of the Forest Act, generally considered a model of legislation relating to public forestry, and to organise his new department. He was an advocate for the establishment of Radiata pine plantations. Ellis moved to Australia in 1928 as Technical Director for Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd, and later as a consultant to afforestation companies. From 1936 he worked Australian Paper Manufacturers and was involved in the establishment of the Maryvale pulp mill. Ellis was interested in the development of tung oil plantations, as a better alternative for linseed oil.

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Chronology

1910
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) (forestry), University of Toronto, Canada
1910 - 1916
Career position - Assistant Superintendent, Forestry Department, Canadian Pacific Railways
1916 - 1919
Career position - Served with the Canadian armed forces
1919
Career position - Advisory Forestry Officer, Board of Agriculture, Scotland
1920 - 1928
Career position - Director of Forests, State Forest Service, New Zealand
1922
Career position - Representative for New Zealand, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Congress
1923
Career position - New Zealand representative, British Empire Forestry Conference, Canada
1928 - 1932?
Career position - Technical Director, Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd
1932 - 1935
Career position - Forestry consultant
1936 - 1941
Career position - Timber Procurement Officer, Australian Paper Manufacturers

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1997 - 1941)', New Zealand journal of forestry, 54 (1) (1944), 6-8. Details
  • Entrician, Alex R., 'MacIntosh Ellis had great influence on New Zealand forest policy', New Zealand journal of forestry, 41 (2) (1966), 46-7. Details
  • Roche, Mike, 'Latter day "Imperial Careering": L M. Ellis - a Canadian Forester in Australia and New Zealand, 1920-1941', ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand, 4 (1) (2009), 58-77 . Details

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