Major-General James Alexander Kenneth MACKAY (1859 - 1935)

Date of Birth: 05/06/1859
Place of Birth: Wallendenbeen Station near Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 16/11/1935
Place of Death: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	24 Jan 1895	15 Sep 1899	4yr(s) 7mth(s) 23day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	18 Oct 1899	22 Apr 1934	34yr(s) 6mth(s) 5day(s)		Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 15 September 1899
Member for Boorowa	24 Jan 1895	5 Jul 1895	5mth(s) 12day(s)	16th (1894 - 1895)
Member for Boorowa	24 Jul 1895	8 Jul 1898	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	17th (1895 - 1898)
Member for Boorowa	27 Jul 1898	15 Sep 1899	1yr(s) 1mth(s) 20day(s)	18th (1898 - 1901)
Vice President of Executive Council	15 Sep 1899	24 Apr 1900	7mth(s) 10day(s)
Vice President of Executive Council	6 Jun 1903	29 Aug 1904	1yr(s) 2mth(s) 24day(s)		Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life.
Library. Committee No. 3	20 Aug 1895	8 Jul 1898	2yrs 10mths 19days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Borough of Redfern Electric Lighting Bill Committee No.11	8 Oct 1895	17 Oct 1895	10days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Library Committee No.3	14 May 1896	16 Nov 1896	6mths 3days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Narrandera Roman Catholic Church Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.15	2 Jul 1896	22 Jul 1896	21days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Claim of Richardson, Turner & Co Committee No.36	21 Oct 1896	12 Nov 1896	23days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Library Committee No.3	28 Apr 1897	10 Dec 1897	7mths 13days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6	28 Apr 1897	10 Dec 1897	7mths 13days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Library Committee No. 4	28 Jun 1898	8 Jul 1898	11days	17th (1895 - 1898)
Library Committee No. 4	25 Aug 1898	23 Dec 1898	3mths 29days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Care of Rachel Dawson Committee No.20	22 Oct 1898	23 Dec 1898	2mths 2days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Library Committee No.2	21 Feb 1899	30 Mar 1899	1mth 10days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Library Committee No.3	13 Apr 1899	21 Apr 1899	9days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2	18 Jul 1899	23 Dec 1899	5mths 6days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Library Committee No.5	2 Aug 1899	10 Oct 1899	2mths 9days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Privilege Committee No.11	23 Aug 1899	30 Aug 1899	8days	18th (1898 - 1901)

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1888. Fellow of Royal Geological Society. Chairman of Commonwealth Royal Commission on Papua 1906 until 1907.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist. Educated at Camden College at Sydney Grammar. Early experience on father's 50,000 acre station at Wallendbeen and later inherited part of it. Noted roughrider and amateur jockey.

Military Service

Joined volunteers and raised West Camden Light Horse in 1885. Commissioned in 1886, Captain until 1896, raised first Australian Volunteer Horse Regiment in 1897; Mayor and Lieutentant Colonel in 1898. Commanded New South Wales 6th Imperial Bushmen's contingent at Boer War in 1900. Chief staff officer and assistant adjutant general of overseas colonial forces, Capetown from 1900 until 1901. Mentioned in despatches, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Volunteer Officers' Decoration. Colonel 1912. Brigadier first Light Horse Brigade 1912; formulated a scheme for Australian Reserve Army 1915, Brigadier General in 1920; retired in 1920 as a Major General.

Honours Received

Officer Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1920.

Personal

Son of Alexander Mackay, pastoralist. Married Mabel Katherine White in 1890 and had issue, 2 daughters. Presbyterian.

Additional Information

Resolution of Symapthy passed in the Legislative Council on 19 November 1935.

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