Neil McNeil (businessman)

[2][3] McNeil was born in the Scottish town of Dingwall as the second son of Neil MacNeil (1827–1915), a railway contractor, and Elizabeth (née Urquhart).

He then joined his father's business, soon becoming superintendent, before becoming a contractor in his own right and constructing railways in South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania, along with the metropolitan water supply scheme in Hobart.

[10] In 1905 he was put forward as a potential Lord Mayor of Perth; however, he did not achieve the position.

[11] Other business interests included mines,[12] orchards in Mount Barker and the Blackwood River area which exported fruit,[13] and horse breeding for carriages.

[1] The Mcneil house at Perth's Presbyterian Ladies' College is named after him.