Famous People with Name Macpherson

Bruce MacPherson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce MacPherson: is a former field hockey player from Canada. MacPherson participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team.

Gregory Hector "Greg" Macpherson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gregory Hector "Greg" Macpherson: is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the state representative from District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. In 2002, Macpherson was elected to the Oregon Hous

John Alexander MacPherson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

John Alexander MacPherson: Australian colonial politician, was the 7th Premier of Victoria. He was admitted to the Victorian bar in 1866 and practised law before becoming a pastoralist near Hamilton in the Western District. MacPherson was elected as a conservative to the Legislativ

Allan Macpherson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Allan Macpherson: He went to Sydney, Australia with his parents Willam and Jessie Macpherson in 1829 where he attended Cape's School and later acquired the rural properties of Keera near Bingara, New South Wales and Mount Abundance near Roma in Queensland. He was a member

Sir David Lewis Macpherson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir David Lewis Macpherson: was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1896. He was knighted for his service to the country in 1884.In 1842, he became a senior partner in the business. In partnership with Alexander Tilloch Galt and Luther Hamilton Holton, Macpherson acquired the shares of the Montreal and Kingston Railway, knowing that their rail line was required as part of a planned railway connection between Montreal and Hamilton. He was part of a contracting firm formed to extend the Grand Trunk Railway in Upper Canada. In 1853, he moved to Toronto. He helped set up the Toronto Rolling Mills Company which supplied track to the Grand Trunk. He also served as a director of the Bank of Upper Canada. In 1864, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Saugeen division and, in 1867, he was appointed to the Senate as a Conservative and served until his death.