About William Murray McPherson
Sir William Murray McPherson, KBE (17 September 1865 – 26 July 1932) was an Australian philanthropist and politician. He was the 31st Premier of Victoria. == Early life and philanthropy == He was born in West Melbourne, the son of a prosperous Scottish-born merchant, and worked in his father's business, eventually becoming sole proprietor and managing director of McPherson's Pty Ltd, a leading machinery firm. A very wealthy man by the early years of the 20th century, he was president of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1907–1909. In 1892 he married Emily Jackson, with whom he had three children. In 1927 he donated £25,000 to found the Emily McPherson School of Domestic Economy, named for his wife (today, as Emily McPherson College, it is part of RMIT University). He also funded the Jessie McPherson section (named for his mother) of the now-demolished Queen Victoria Hospital. His son, W. E. McPherson, donated Invergowrie House to the Headmistresses’ Association that created a hostel for girls in 1933. May Isabella Weatherly moved the homecraft hostel there to train future homemakers. == Politics == McPherson was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Hawthorn in 1913.
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