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Australia in 1852. In 1853 he married Jeanne Grant, sister-in-law of Dr James Eadie, his business partner. She died in 1861, leaving three sons—Alexander, John and James. In 1875 McIntyre married Jeanne's sister, Isabella, who
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Sandhurst Municipal Council. This start in politics did not eventuate as he travelled to Europe with his family. He returned in 1862 and rejoined the council, becoming chairman in 1863 and then, when Sandhurst became Bendigo, its first mayor, resigning in 1868.
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in 1881 and gold-mining in 1889 and was a member of the railway standing committee in 1890. Following the death of
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