Person
McNaughtan, Alexander (1815 - 1884)
- Born
- 28 November 1815
Milngavie, Dumbartonshire, Scotland - Died
- 6 August 1884
Milngavie, Dumbartonshire, Scotland - Occupation
- Merchant
Summary
Alexander McNaughtan was merchant, turned business executive who helped found the Gaslight Co., arranged the survey of water reticulation in Hobart, organized extensive searches for coal and promoted steamship services on the Derwent River and the east coast. His company McNaughtan & Co. lay a submarine telegraph cable across Bass Strait. He prepared a report for the Royal Society, Van Diemen's Land on combustible mineral substance from the Mersey River.
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Chronology
- c. 1841 - 1842
- Career position - Joined Kerr, Alexander & Co. in Scotland? And sent to their Launceston Branch
- 1842 - 1856
- Career position - Partner and Hobart branch manager of Kerr, Bogle & Co.
- c. 1857 - c. 1859
- Career position - Justice of the peace, director of the Union Bank, trustee of St Mary's Hospital and chairman of the Chamber of Commerce
- 1859
- Career position - McNaughtan & Co. contracted to lay a submarine telegraph cable across Bass Strait
- 1863
- Career position - Advisor to the select committee on the Deloraine railway
- 1863
- Career position - Co-founder of Launceston Gas Co.
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Book Sections
- 'McNaughtan, Alexander (1815-1884)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), p. 193. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050219b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- McNaughtan, A., 'Report on the chemical qualities and analysis of a combustible mineral substance from the Mersey River, Tasmania, forwarded by Mr. A. McNaughtan of Hobart Town', Report of the Royal Society, Van Diemen's Land for the year 1854, 3 (1855), 108-114. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24218723. Details
- 'McNaughtan, Alexander (1815-1884)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469501. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 18 October 2006, Last modified: 14 August 2019