Kennedy Macdonald
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1890–1891 | 11th | City of Wellington | Liberal | |
Thomas Kennedy Macdonald (6 April 1847 – 17 October 1914), known as Kennedy Macdonald or Kennedy Mac, was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand.
Macdonald was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. He came to Wellington from Australia in July 1871.[1]
He married Frances Rossiter on 15 November 1870 in Melbourne. They lost three son within one month in 1876 during a scarlet fever epidemic.[1]
He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1890 to 1891, when he resigned.[2] He contested the three-member City of Wellington electorate in the 1899 election, when he came fourth.[3] He considered standing in the Otaki by-election in January 1900, but the brother of the deceased incumbent consented to stand for the Liberal Party instead.[4]
T K MacDonald served 7 years as Government representative on the Wellington Harbour Board including 2 years as its chairman.
He was a founding member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1882.[5] Almost 100 years later, Inverlochy House, his former residence, was given to the academy.[6]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council from 1903 to 1911.[2] The Macdonald family is buried at Bolton Street Memorial Park, and their grave is part of the memorial trail.[7][8]
References
- 1 2 Alington, Margaret. "Macdonald, Thomas Kennedy". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- 1 2 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 215. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "New Zealand General Election, 1899". Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, H-26. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Second Edition". The Evening Post. LVIII (140). 11 December 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Men associated with the Fine Arts Association of New Zealand - Photograph taken by Herrmann". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kennedy Macdonald". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Memorial Trail" (PDF). Bolton Street Memorial Park. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| In abeyance Title last held by William Hutchison, William Levin |
Member of Parliament for Wellington 1890–1891 Served alongside: George Fisher, John Duthie |
Succeeded by William McLean |