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John Frederick McDougall (1820—1896) was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. ==Early life== John Frederick McDougall was born on 31 August 1820 in Parramatta, New South Wales, the son of John Kerr McDougall and his wife Louisa (née Doyle).〔Index of birth in New South Wales V18205365 1B/1820〕 He attended the The King's School, Parramatta. On 31 July 1846 at St John's Church, Parramatta, McDougall married Catherine Maria D'Arcy, the daughter of Major D'Arcy of the 28th Regiment. The couple had 8 sons and 2 daughters.〔〔 McDougall arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland accompanied by Mrs D'Arcy on the steamer ''Shamrock'' on 28 October 1855. McDougall was one of the early pioneers on the Darling Downs where he was the long-time owner of Rosalie pastoral station. He was also associated with a number of other pastoral stations including Texas, Rosalie Plains and Cooyar.〔〔 McDougall was one of the original purchasers of the (now) St Johns Wood estate in Brisbane, which McDougall used as a cattle station.〔Paten, Dick; Ashgrove Historical Society (2010), Ashgrove and The Gap : aspects of history 1849–2003: land, access, institutions and people, Ashgrove Historical Society Inc, P21 ISBN 978-0-646-53532-6〕 McDougall also had land holdings in the Milton and Paddington areas in Brisbane. The neighbourhood of Rosalie in Brisbane takes its name from McDougall's Rosalie pastoral station. In 1855, he purchased Milton House built by chemist Ambrose Eldridge (the house and associated Milton Farm give the name to the suburb of Milton). The McDougall family lived there until about 1864, after which they continued to own the property but leased it to various tenants until selling the property in 1887. In 1863, McDougall was one of the founders and original trustees of the Queensland Turf Club, having arranged a land grant of 322 acres of land at Eagle Farm in Brisbane for the purpose of horse racing, now known as the Eagle Farm Racecourse. The other trustees were Maurice O'Connell and George Harris (all three were Members of the Queensland Legislative Council). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Frederick McDougall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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