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]

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]

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References
  1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  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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