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Son of Hugh Mackay & Jane Baird George Hugh Alexander Mackay (1872–1961), businessman and eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, was born on 20 March 1872 at Copperfield in central Queensland. His parents, Jane Mackay, née Baird, and her husband, Hugh Mackay, a carpenter, were Scottish immigrants who had...
His parents, Jane Mackay, née Baird, and her husband, Hugh Mackay, a carpenter, were Scottish immigrants who had arrived in Brisbane together in December 1868. Hugh died suddenly of heart disease on 5 June 1872, leaving his wife with a daughter born in 1870 and baby George.
Hugh died suddenly of heart disease on 5 June 1872, leaving his wife with a daughter born in 1870 and baby George. Brought up by his mother, Mackay remained close to her throughout her life. Mackay attended public schools at Clermont and Bundaberg but, as an avid reader and aspiring writer, largely educated himself.
My first wife, Barbara, was my first proper girlfriend. We met at a church camp and hit it off. She lived interstate, but eventually moved to Sydney.
George Hugh Alexander Mackay (20 March 1872 – 5 November 1961) was an Australian politician at state and federal level. He served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as a Liberal from 1912 to 1915, before winning the Division of Lilley as a Nationalist at the 1917 federal election.
Jun 11, 2021 · I married young and had three children, so I was struggling with the responsibilities of being a young father and trying to forge a relationship with my even younger wife.
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Oct 8, 2022 · The honourable Colonel Hugh Mackay of Bighouse had, by his wife Elizabeth, a son Captain Hugh, who died uumarried; and three daughters, 1st, Janet, who married Colin Campbell of Glenlire ;
