Charles Mackellar

Sir Charles Mackellar
Senator for New South Wales
In office
8 October 1903 – 30 November 1903
Preceded byRichard O'Connor
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
8 September 1885 – 19 October 1903
Appointed byLord Augustus Loftus
In office
26 November 1903 – 24 June 1925
Appointed bySir Harry Rawson
Personal details
Born(1844-12-05)5 December 1844
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 July 1926(1926-07-14) (aged 81)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyProtectionist Party
SpouseMarion Buckland
ChildrenDorothea Mackellar
ResidenceDunara
OccupationPhysician, surgeon, politician

Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar KCMG (5 December 1844 – 14 July 1926) was an Australian politician and surgeon.[1] He served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1885 to 1925, with the exception of a period of 50 days in 1903 when he filled a casual vacancy in the Senate. He was the father of poet and writer Dorothea Mackellar.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Ann M. (1986). "Mackellar, Sir Charles Kinnaird (1844–1926)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2021.