John Henry MacFarland
Sir John Henry MacFarland (19 April 1851 – 22 July 1935) was an Irish–Australian university chancellor.
MacFarland was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland and educated at the Royal Academical Institution, Belfast.[1] He then graduated as senior scholar in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the Queen's University of Ireland, and then proceeded to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was elected a foundation scholar.[1]
In 1881, MacFarland became the first master of Ormond College in the University of Melbourne. In 1919, he became chancellor of the university and was knighted the same year.
MacFarland became a director of the National Mutual Life Association c. 1905 and was chairman from 1928. He died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 22 July 1935.
References
- 1 2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "
MacFarland, John Henry". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
- Serle, Geoffrey. MacFarland, Sir John Henry (1851 - 1935), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 10, MUP, 1986, pp 266-267. Retrieved 8 January 2014
- Serle, Percival (1949). "MacFarland, John Henry". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Wrixon |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne 1910 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Sir John Grice |
| Preceded by Sir John Madden |
Chancellor of the University of Melbourne 1918 – 1935 |
Succeeded by Sir James Barrett |