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 496 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. I. Henry Tennent Campbell, b. 1878 ; d. young. II. Augustus Stuaet Pinkeeton, 6. 1879. III. Archibald Lauiicclot Leverton, h. 1833. IV. Cecil Harold Dnudas, h. 1885. I. Agnes Maud St. Clare, b. 1872 ; d. youug. II. Agues Rosa St. Clare, 6. 1873. III. Florence Ethel, b. 1874; d. young. IV. Lilian Mabel ilavsden, //. 187(3. Mr. Donaldson was educated at University College School and at Uppingham School, where he was captain of the fifth form. He entered into mercantile piir.suits and arrived in Sydney in 1871. He is a justice of the peace for the colony of New South Wales, and for several years has held the position of political secretary to the protectionist party, and it is largely owing to his efforts that the policy has been adopted in the colony. He is much interested in the fruit industry, on which, subject he has written pamphlets. In 1887, he contested Yass Plains for a seat in the Legislative Assembly, but was beaten by a narrow majority by Mr. Thomas Colls. He is a member of the Economic Society and the Institute of Bankers of New South Wales, an hon. corre- sponding member of the New South Wales Insurance Institute, vice-pre.sident of the New South "Wales Church Union, and for some years a lay representa- tive to the Anglican Synod, Bathurst diocese. In May, 1893, he was appointed private secretary to the premier, which post has since been made an executive one, so that Mr. Donaldson is now permanently attached to the chief secretary's dejjartmeut. 11111^(50. James Donaldsoit, third son of Donald, who was third son of Macdounld, Earl of Kintyre, m. Margaret, eldest daughter of William DrxDAs, of Dudingston, who was eldest son ot William Dundas, who was second son of Sir William Dundas, of Dundas. His son, Eev. James Donaldson, of Murroek and Baunachra, of the shire of Dumbarton, b. 1641, d. 1722, buried at Dumbarton. He was Minister of the Episcopal Church, Dumbar- ton, at tlie Revolution in 1088, and was formerly minister of the Port of Menteith, and one of the first Episcopal clergy to suffer at the hands of the Presbyterians. He m. Anne, daughter of S. Stielin&, of eo. Stirling, and had (with sercir other sons and fiTe daughters) issue, I. Henry, i. 1683, d. young. II. James, b. 1686, d. yoimg. III. William, of whom wc treat. The youngest son, William Donaldson, of MuiTock, co. Dumbarton, b. 1687, d. 1764. He m. Eliza- beth, daughter of Archibald Macauley, of Ardincaple, co. Dumbarton, and had issue, a son. Jambs Donaldson, of Baunachra, b. 1721, d. 180.5. He sold his property to Mr. Buchanan, of Glasgow, and bought the estates of Thondull and Williamsliaw, co. Ayr. He afterwards sold Thornhill and entailed Williamshaw on eldest sons. The Thornhill estate was bought by Andrew Brown, of Stewarton, from whom it descended to his son Andrew Brown, M.D., H.E.I.C, who d. 1861 ; he willed it to his niece, Margaret Tennent, m. William Lever- ton Donaldson, grandson of James Donald- son, of Bauuacl;ra, who entailed it on her eldest son and his issue, thus returning (with other lands) to the Donaldson family. He III. Mary, daughter of John Paiiison, of London, and had issue a son, James Donaldson, architect, b. 1756, m. Jane, daughter of T. Leverton, of Wood- ford, CO. Essex, and d. 1844, leaving issue, I. Thomas Leverton, P.E.LB.A., for twenty-three years professor of archi- tecture at London University, and autho :of many architectural works, Mend-er of the Inslitut de France and Chevalier of the Belgian order of Leopold, b. 1795, d. 1885. He m. Matilda G-eorgiana, second daughter of Thomas Lingham, of Shooters Hill, CO. Middlesex, and had issue, 1. Thomas Olinthus, M.I.C.E., b. 1826, III. Mary, second daughter of J. Xethersole, of Jamaica, and had issue, Marie Leverton, b. 1855, d. 1877. 2 Leverton, Lieutenant Bengal