Donald Smith Wallace

Donald Smith Wallace (10 August 1844 - 27 May 1900) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Parliament House Queensland

He represented the Queensland electorate of Clermont from 7 Sept 1883 to 5 May 1888.[2]

He was a pastoralist and racehorse owner.[3]

Notable achievements

He was the winner of the Melbourne Cup twice: in 1888 with his horse Mentor and in 1890 with his most famous horse Carbine.[2][4]

References

  1. "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Queensland Parliament". Wallace, Donald Smith. Queensland Parliament. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. "MR. DONALD WALLACE". The Australasian. LXVIII, (1783) (Victoria, Australia). 2 June 1900. p. 17. Retrieved 17 March 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Wallace, Donald Smith (1844–1900). National Centre of Biography. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.


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