Lauchlan Mackinnon
Lauchlan Mackinnon | |
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| 4th Mayor of Hawthorn | |
| In office 1864–1865 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Pettett |
| Succeeded by | John de la Roche Bragge |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for Port Phillip | |
| In office 1 September 1848 – 31 May 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Ebden |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ebden |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Belfast & Warrnambool | |
| In office December 1852 – May 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Stevens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1817 Kilbride, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
| Died | 21 March 1888 (aged 71) Torquay, Devon, England |
Lauchlan Mackinnon (26 February 1817 – 21 March 1888) was a pastoralist, politician and newspaper proprietor in colonial Australia. Mackinnon one of the most enterprising of the pioneer colonists of Victoria (Australia) and one of the proprietors of the Melbourne Argus from 1852 until his death.