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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-18 human Annette Alafaci updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004817b.htm person McNaughtan Alexander AACR2 28 November 1815 6 August 1884 Place of Birth Milngavie, Dumbartonshire, Scotland Place of Death Milngavie, Dumbartonshire, Scotland Merchant 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. 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 1859 Career position - McNaughtan & Co. contracted to lay a submarine telegraph cable across Bass Strait 1863 1863 Career position - Advisor to the select committee on the Deloraine railway 1863 1863 Career position - Co-founder of Launceston Gas Co.

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 McNaughtan, Alexander (1815-1884)

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 'McNaughtan, Alexander', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McNaughtan, Alexander Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 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 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 1855 Report of the Royal Society, Van Diemen's Land for the year 1854 3 108-114 Book Section: McNaughtan, Alexander (1815-1884), merchant McNaughtan, Alexander (1815-1884), merchant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1974 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q Douglas Pike 193