Biographical entry McDougall, Robert (1813 - 1887)

Summary

Robert McDougall was a livestock farmer with considerable standing in the cattle industry. His animals always won awards at the various agriculture shows and fetched high prices when sold. McDougall was a trustee of the National Agricultural Society and contributed greatly to the advancement of the Victorian beef cattle industry.

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Events

1830

Career position - Fishing and hunting in the western isles of Scotland and the UK

1836 - 1839

Career position - Beaver trapper in Canada

November 1841

Life event - Migrated to Australia (Port Phillip, Victoria)

1848

Career position - Started up a livestock farm with Shortland cattle, pigs and horses

November 1856 - August 1857

Career position - Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Bourke (9 months)

1859

Career position - Visited England to buy stud bulls

1870

Career position - Bought Arundel farm in Keilor, Victoria

Published resources

Book Sections

• Quaife, G. R., 'McDougall, Robert (1813-1887)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, p. 150. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050173b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'McDougall, Robert', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466232. Details