George Mackay (Australian politician)
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The Honourable George Mackay |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lilley |
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In office 5 May 1917 – 7 August 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Stumm |
| Succeeded by | Donald Cameron |
| 8th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 17 February 1932 – 7 August 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Makin |
| Succeeded by | George Bell |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie |
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In office 27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Dunstan |
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George Hugh Alexander Mackay 20 March 1872 Clermont, Queensland |
| Died | 5 November 1961 (aged 89) Gympie, Queensland |
| Resting place | Gympie Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Nationalist (1917–31) UAP (1931–34) |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Ann Heard (m.1896 d.1958) |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
George Hugh Alexander Mackay (20 March 1872 – 5 November 1961) was an Australian politician and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.
Mackay was born at Copperfield, near Clermont in Queensland, to Scottish-born carpenter Hugh Mackay and Jane, née Baird. He attended the state schools at Clermont and Bundaberg before becoming an apprentice printer at the Peak Downs Telegram in 1887. In 1894 he was promoted to foreman printer, and finally became managing editor. He married Edith Ann Heard on 23 September 1896 at the Wesleyan Church in Clermont, after which he joined his sister Barbara in the local bookshop and newsagency. He was elected to Clermont Toun Council in 1882 and served as mayor 1900-02.
Mackay moved to Lismore in New South Wales in 1902 before leasing a dairy farm at McLean's Ridge. Shortly afterwards, in 1905, the family moved back to Queensland, settling at Gympie, where Mackay opened an auctioneering and real estate business in partnership with Ray King. In 1911 he was elected to Gympie City Council; he was mayor in 1917.
Mackay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1912 as a Liberal member, representing the seat of Gympie. He was defeated in 1915, but in 1917 won the federal seat of Lilley as a Nationalist. In the House of Representatives he was known as a competent public speaker with a penchant for quoting figures; serving on the Joint Committee on Public Works (1920–28, chairman 1926-28), he was involved in the development of Canberra and the building of the Australian War Memorial. He stated that he had "no time for extremists or muddlers", and was known to dislike the Country Party.
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