| John MacFarlane | |
| Constituency Am1: | Ipswich |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 7 March 1878 |
| Term End1: | 7 March 1894 |
| Predecessor1: | New seat |
| Successor1: | Alfred Stephenson |
| Alongside1: | John Thompson, Josiah Francis, William Salkeld, Andrew Barlow |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1829 |
| Death Place: | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Ipswich General Cemetery |
| Birthname: | John MacFarlane |
| Nationality: | Scottish Australian |
| Party: | Ministerial |
| Spouse: | Margaret McKenzie (m.1849 d.1900) |
| Occupation: | Draper |
John MacFarlane (2 June 1829 – 7 March 1894) was a draper and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
MacFarlane was born at Glasgow, Scotland, to father John Macfarlane his wife Agnes (née Housten). After receiving his education at parish schools in Glasgow he arrived in Queensland aboard the Helenslee in 1862 and became a store keeper with Cribb & Foote in Ipswich. He was then a draper at Greenham & Bennett before becoming a director with Woollen Co. from 1875 until 1894.[1]
He married Margaret McKenzie (died 1900) and had four sons and two daughters. MacFarlane died March 1894[1] and his funeral proceeded from his Denmark Hill[2] residence to the Ipswich General Cemetery.[3]
MacFarlane was an alderman in Ipswich including the town's Mayor in 1876.[1] From 1878 until his death in 1894 he was the member for Ipswich in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was a member of the Ipswich Hospital Board. Having abstained from alcohol all his life, he founded the Temperance movement in Ipswich and was a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites.[1]