Biographical entry McLeay, Alexander (1767 - 1848)

Summary

Alexander McLeay was Secretary of the Linnean Society of London 1798-1825, and Colonial Secretary of New South Wales 1825-36. He remained in Australia until his death and was involved in colonial politics, administration and scientific activities.

Archival resources

The Linnean Society of New South Wales

• Alexander Macleay - Records, 1814 - 1837; The Linnean Society of New South Wales. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Alexander Macleay - Records, c. 1829 - c. 1855, A2974; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Alexander Macleay - Records, c. 1798 - c. 1825, Uncatalogued MSS SET 225; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Alexander Macleay - Records, c. 1825 - c. 1848, Uncatalogued MSS SET 380; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Gold Family - Records, 1827, ML MSS 846; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Linnean Society of London - Records, 1792 - 1870, FM 4/2699; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Linnean Society of New South Wales - Records, 1826 - 1970, ML MSS 2009; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Linnean Society of London - Records, 1790 - 1870, M596-597; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Musgrave, A., Bibliography of Australian Entomology, 1775-1930, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., Sydney, 1932, 380 pp. Details

Book Sections

• 'McLeay, Alexander (1767-1848), public servant and entomologist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 177-180. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020156b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Fletcher, J.J., 'The Society's Heritage from the Macleays', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 45, 1920, pp. 592-629. Details
• Fletcher, J.J., 'The Society's Heritage From the Macleays. Part ii', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. liv, 1929, pp. 185-272. Details
• Leeuwen, Michael Van, 'This Plan of a Museum: Alexander Macleay's Proposal for the Australian Museum', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 78, no. 3-4, 1992, pp. 39-51. Details

Online Resources

• 'McLeay, Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-623040. Details