Charles Mackellar
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The Honourable Sir Charles Mackellar KCMG |
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| Senator for New South Wales | |
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In office 8 October 1903 – 30 November 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Richard O'Connor |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 8 September 1885 – 19 October 1903 |
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| Appointed by | Lord Augustus Loftus |
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In office 26 November 1903 – 24 June 1925 |
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| Appointed by | Sir Harry Rawson |
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5 December 1844 Sydney |
| Died | 14 July 1926 (aged 81) Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Protectionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Buckland |
| Children | Dorothea Mackellar |
| Occupation | Physician |
Sir Charles Kinnaird Mackellar KCMG, (5 December 1844 – 14 July 1926) was an Australian politician and surgeon.
Mackellar was born in Sydney, the only son of Dr Frank Mackellar (a physician from Dundee, Scotland), and his wife Isabella, née Robertson (widow of William McGarvie). Charles was educated at Sydney Grammar School and then moved to Port Macquarie district. After leaving school had spent several years working on the land. About 1866 he studied at the University of Glasgow, graduated MB and Ch.M. in 1871. He then returned to Australia and registered with the Medical Board of New South Wales on 25 March 1872 and established a successful practice as a physician. Mackellar was honorary surgeon at the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary 1873–77 (known as Sydney Hospital from 1881). In 1882 he was appointed the first president of the newly formed Board of Health, which brought him in touch with the poor of Sydney and the conditions in which they lived. Mackellar took much interest in his new position, and gave the new department a great start. Mackellar became very good friends with Normand MacLaurin, who joined the staff of Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary in 1873.
Mackellar resigned from his offices in August 1885, and on 8 September 1885 was nominated to the Legislative Council of New South Wales. He was vice-president of the Executive Council in the ministry of Sir Patrick Jennings from 26 February to 23 December 1886, and then Secretary for Mines until the government was defeated on 19 January 1887. But though a good administrator, Mackellar was not a party man, and possibly for that reason did not hold parliamentary office again. In 1903 Mackellar was appointed a Senator when Richard O'Connor was made a Judge of the High Court. Mackellar found, however, that he had too many interests in Sydney to be able to spare the time to attend the sittings which were then held at Melbourne, and not long afterwards resumed his seat in the Legislative Council of New South Wales on 26 November 1903.
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