Martin McGregor

Martin Robert McGregor (22 February 1859 – 17 August 1936) was an Australian politician.

McGregor was born in Hobart to clerk and later wine merchant Duncan Robert McGregor and Betsy née Roberts.[1] He grew up in Melbourne, and became a public servant with the Chief Secretary's Department. After eighteen years in the public service he went to Queensland to work on the land, and ten years later became a farmer at Narracan. On 24 September 1902 he married Agnes Marshall. He served on Narracan Shire Council from 1908 to 1936 and was thrice president (1908–09, 1917–18, 1929–30).[1][2]

In 1922 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Gippsland Province as a Nationalist.[1][3] He was a minister without portfolio from 19 March 1924 to 18 July 1924 and again from 18 November 1924 to 20 May 1927.[3] McGregor held his seat until his death at Narracan on 17 August 1936.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Martin Robert McGregor (1859–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 1986. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ McGregor, Martin Robert at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
  3. ^ a b c "Martin Robert McGregor". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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