COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== SENATE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE FIRST PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Victoria -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 January 1903, following the death of Hon Sir Frederick Sargood -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert REID FT -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Reid (1842-1904): Appointed 1903 Born: 18 October 1842, Fifeshire, Scotland Career: Migrated 1855. Worked in retail trade for many years. Businessman. President Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1899-1902. Colonial politics: Vic MLC for Melbourne 1892-1903. Minister for Defence 1893-94, Minister for Health 1893-94 1902-03, Minister for Public Instruction 1902-03. Reid retired in 1903 Died 12 May 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 May 1903, following the resignation of Hon Norman Ewing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry SAUNDERS FT -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry John Saunders (1855-1919): Appointed 1903 Born: 16 February 1855, London, England Career: Educated Clifton College, Bristol, England. Civil engineer. Migrated 1884. Perth City Council, mayor 1895. Pastoralist and company director. Colonial politics: WA MLC for Metropolitan 1894-1902 -------------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 October 1903, following the resignation of Hon Richard O'Connor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Charles MACKELLAR Prot -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Kinnaird Mackellar (1844-1926): Appointed 1903 Born: 5 December 1844, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School and Glasgow University. Doctor, Sydney. President, NSW Board of Health. Author. President, Bank of NSW. Colonial politics: NSW MLC 1885-1903. Secretary for Mines, Vice- President of the Executive Council 1886-87. Resigned place 30 November 1903 (no further Appointment made) Later career: NSW MLC 1903-25. Knighted. Died 14 July 1926 --------------------------------------------------------------------