John MacFarlane (New South Wales politician)

John MacFarlane (31 July 1813 6 July 1873) was a Scottish-born Australian physician and politician.

He was born in Glasgow and studied medicine at Glasgow University, qualifying in 1837. He worked as a ship's doctor until 1840, when he settled in Sydney and opened a practice. He was honorary physician at Sydney Infirmary from 1847 to 1869 and an examiner for the University of Sydney in 1856; he was also awarded an honorary degree from the University of Melbourne. In 1860 he was president of hte Australian Medical Association. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1858 to 1861 and from 1861 to 1870. He died in Sydney in 1873.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Dr John MacFarlane (1813-1873)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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