Benjamin Wickham MacDonald
Benjamin Wickham MacDonald (1853-1920) was a company manager and shipping executive in Queensland, Australia.
Macdonald was once the Russian Empire consul for Queensland. He became the general manager of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company and partner in shipping company, Macdonald Hamilton.[1]
MacDonald has been attributed as having influenced the way Queensland's trade and export industry developed.[2]
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- ^ "Macdonald, Benjamin Wickham (1853–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "'Napoleon of shipping' named Queensland business icon". QUT. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame - Benjamin Wickham Macdonald (1853-1920)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.