Edward Ogilvie
Edward David Stuart Ogilvie | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Tottenham, London, England |
| Died | January 25, 1896 (aged 81) Fernside near Bowral, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, pastoralist |
| Years active | 1863–1889 (politics) |
| Known for | Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council; development of Yulgilbar estate |
Edward David Stuart Ogilvie, MLC (25 July 1814 – 25 January 1896) was a politician born in England who established his career in Australia. He held a position in the Upper House of the New South Wales parliament and was instrumental in the development of the notable Yulgilbar estate.
Biography
Ogilvie was born in Tottenham, London, to Mary and William Ogilvie, a Royal Navy officer affiliated with Clan Ogilvie. His family relocated to Sydney in 1825. There, he engaged in pastoral activities on properties along the Upper Hunter and Liverpool Plains. Together with his brother W. K. Ogilvie and C. G. Tindal—son of a naval associate of his father—he expanded Yulgilbar.
By the year 1850, Yulgilbar had grown to cover nearly 777 square kilometres. Starting in 1853, Ogilvie acquired additional adjacent lands, gradually shifting from sheep farming to cattle grazing during the 1860s. He fostered positive connections with Indigenous communities by employing them and honoring their traditional land rights. The Australian painter Tom Roberts once characterized him as "The Chief, mentally alert, a military-type in mind and physique."
On 2 September 1858, Ogilvie wed Theodosia de Burgh; the couple had ten children before her passing in 1886. He entered into a second marriage with Alicia Georgiana Loftus Tottenham in 1890. His appointment to the New South Wales Legislative Council occurred in 1863, but his membership was declared vacant in 1889 due to extended non-attendance. Ogilvie passed away at Fernside near Bowral in 1896.
Among his descendants, his granddaughter Jessie, Lady Street distinguished herself as Australia's inaugural female delegate to the United Nations and served as the first Vice President of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. His great-great-granddaughter is Dame Bridget Ogilvie, AC, FRS, a renowned Australian scientist.
Yulgilbar remained under Ogilvie family ownership until the 1920s when it was sold by his daughter and her husband. In 1949, Samuel Hordern purchased the estate; after his death in 1961, ownership passed to his daughter Sarah Myer.