Alexander Fyfe


Alexander Fyfe was a Scottish-born settler of Victoria, Australia, who became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Fyfe was born in Scotland, the son of Jane Nicholson Bailliff. Fyfe emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in January 1848 aboard the Stag and settled in Geelong.
In Geelong, he was involved in the establishment of the:
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and captain of the first volunteer regiment.
Alexander Fyfe was one of the first gold diggers at Ballarat. He was secretary of the Anti-Gold License Committee and contributed to legal expenses of the trial of Peter Lalor, the leader of the Eureka Rebellion

Politics

Fyfe was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Geelong in June 1854, a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.
Fyfe was elected to the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly as one of the four members for Geelong in November 1856, a seat he held until resigning in November 1857 due to insolvency.
Fyfe moved to Queensland where he purchased a pastoral property from P. F. MacDonald near Peak Downs and became a pastoralist and auctioneer. He represented Rockhampton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 20 June 1870 to 24 November 1873.

Latter life

Fyfe returned to Melbourne around 1873 and died in Preston, Victoria on 2 May 1903.