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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