| Authorised form of name | McLeay; Alexander (1767 - 1848) |
| Other forms of surname | Macleay |
| MacLeay |
| Dates | 1767 - 1848 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Ross-shire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 24 June 1767 |
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia |
| Date of death | 18 July 1848 |
| Activity | Career:
Head , Correspondence Department (1797-1806), then Secretary, Transport Board (1806-1815); Chief Secretary, New South Wales Colony (1825); went to Australia (1826) Member of Executive and Legislative Councils and of the Land Board; first President, Australian Museum; first Speaker, Legislative Council (1843-1846); accumulated the largest entomological collection in Australia; MacLeay River and MacLeay Range, New South Wales, named after him
Memberships:
FLS (1794)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/01/1809 |
| Relationships | Married Elizabeth Barclay; seventeen children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; AE |
| Code | NA3247 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002902 | McLeay, Alexander | nd |
| IM/002903 | McLeay, Alexander | nd |
| EC/1808/10 | McLeay, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |