Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Alexander Macdonald, Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Star of New Zealand,” hails from Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland, where he was born in 1856. Educated in his native place, Mr. Macdonald served his apprenticeship at Messrs. R. H. Pearson and Company's Crown Point engine works, Glasgow. After two years he shipped on a vessel trading between the Black Sea and North American ports, was afterwards on the Clan line, running between Glasgow, Liverpool and the Cape, remaining for nearly eight years in that service, and joined the present Company's service in 1887. Mr. Macdonald, who is senior engineer in the Company's employ, superintended the erection of the machinery of the three steamers presently trading to New Zealand. He was page 791 awarded Lloyd's medal and one hundred guineas for meritorious services rendered in connection with the accident to the s.s. “Star of England.” As a Freemason he is attached to the St. Mungo Lodge. Mr. Macdonald is married, and has two children.