Person
Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1887 - 1941)
- Born
- 17 July 1887
Meaford, Ontario, Canada - Died
- 25 November 1941
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Forester
Summary
MacIntosh Ellis was a forester who did his training in Canada. His early career was largely with the Canadian Pacific Railways and, during WWI, as Chief Forest Officer in the Canadian Forestry Corps in France. In 1920 he was appointed Director of Forests in New Zealand. His first task was the formulation of the Forest Act, generally considered a model of legislation relating to public forestry, and to organise his new department. He was an advocate for the establishment of Radiata pine plantations. Ellis moved to Australia in 1928 as Technical Director for Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd, and later as a consultant to afforestation companies. From 1936 he worked Australian Paper Manufacturers and was involved in the establishment of the Maryvale pulp mill. Ellis was interested in the development of tung oil plantations, as a better alternative for linseed oil.
Details
Chronology
- 1910
- Education - BSc (forestry), University of Toronto, Canada
- 1910 - 1916
- Career position - Assistant Superintendent, Forestry Department, Canadian Pacific Railways
- 1916 - 1919
- Career position - Served with the Canadian armed forces
- 1919
- Career position - Advisory Forestry Officer, Board of Agriculture, Scotland
- 1920 - 1928
- Career position - Director of Forests, State Forest Service, New Zealand
- 1922
- Career position - Representative for New Zealand, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Congress
- 1923
- Career position - New Zealand representative, British Empire Forestry Conference, Canada
- 1928 - 1932?
- Career position - Technical Director, Amalgamated Forests (Australasia Ltd) and Queensland Forests Ltd
- 1932 - 1935
- Career position - Forestry consultant
- 1936 - 1941
- Career position - Timber Procurement Officer, Australian Paper Manufacturers
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Ellis, Leon MacIntosh (1997 - 1941)', New Zealand journal of forestry, 54 (1) (1944), 6-8. Details
- Entrician, Alex R., 'MacIntosh Ellis had great influence on New Zealand forest policy', New Zealand journal of forestry, 41 (2) (1966), 46-7. Details
- Roche, Mike, 'Latter day "Imperial Careering": L M. Ellis - a Canadian Forester in Australia and New Zealand, 1920-1941', ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand, 4 (1) (2009), 58-77 . Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 28 June 2022