McIlwraith's aspirations for political integration of the Australian colonies centred on the Federal Council of Australasia, and he actively sought the entry of New South Wales into this body. In the 1899 referendum on the creation of a Commonwealth of Australia he urged Queenslanders to vote No to placing Queensland in the "hands of men unacquainted with the past, and who cannot in full share our hopes for the future". McIlwraith died in London on 17 July 1900 and was buried at Ayr. Named in his honour The following places were named after him: McIlwraith, Queensland, a locality in the Bundaberg Region McIlwraith Range, Queensland, a mountain range in the Cook Shire See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1868–1870; 1870–1871; 1873–1878; 1878–1883; 1883–1888; 1888–1893; 1893–1896 Notes References Joyce R. B. & Murphy, D. J. (Ed.): Queensland Political Portraits, St Lucia (University of Queensland Press), 1978. Further reading External links Premiers of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1835 births 1900 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People from South Ayrshire Treasurers of Queensland Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia Alumni of the University of Glasgow 19th-century Australian politicians Mosman family