MACADAM

John (son of Wm. Macadam). b. North bank near Glasgow, May 1827; ed. at univs. of Glasgow and Edinb.; M.D. Glasgow; lecturer on chemistry and natural science in the Scotch college, Melbourne 1855; member of Philosophical institution of Victoria, secretary 1857–63, vice pres. 1863, the institution became royal society of Victoria 1859, edited the society’s Transactions vols. 1–5; member for Castle maine in legislative a embly of Victoria 1859–64; postmaster general 26 April to 14 Nov. 1861; lecturer on chemistry in univ. of Melbourne 1861–2; government officer of health and public analyst to city of Melbourne. d. on board the Alhambra on his way to New Zealand 2 Sep. 1865.