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Robert MacGregor (Australian politician)

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Robert MacGregor (1825 – 1883) was a Scottish-born Australian headmaster and politician.

MacGregor was born in Banffshire, Scotland, and was educated in Edinburgh. In 1852 he emigrated to Melbourne and lived in Emerald Hill. He became the headmaster of the South Melbourne Wesleyan day school. In 1863 he founded, as proprietor and headmaster, South Melbourne Grammar School.[1]

MacGregor was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Fitzroy in 1877–1879[2] and Emerald Hill 1880–1883.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ MacGregor, Robert at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
  2. ^ a b "Robert MacGregor". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ Streets of South Melbourne