ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən hiː doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd pˈaʊnd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə fˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈɛmᵻli mək fˈɜːsən skˈuːl ʌv dəmˈɛstɪk ɪkˈɑːnəmi, nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ hɪz wˈaɪf tədˈeɪ, æz ˈɛmᵻli mək fˈɜːsən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌɑːɹɹɪmˈɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
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).