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Robert Gillies (other)
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Robert Gillies may refer to: * Robert Gillies (New Zealand politician) (1835–1886), Member of Parliament * Robert Gillies (Australian politician) (1876–1941), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Robert Pearse Gillies (1789–1858), Scottish poet and writer * Bob Gillies (Robert Arthur Gillies; born 1951), Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney * Robert Gillies, musician in New Zealand band Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in 1972 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd and had a variety of other members during its existence. Originally started as a folk-oriented group with quirky art rock stylings, the band built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gillies (New Zealand Politician)
Robert Gillies (31 July 1835 – 15 June 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. He failed to win the Bruce electorate at the , and won the seat at the general by a majority of 217. He resigned in 1885 for failing health, which caused the 1885 Bruce by-election. He died on 15 June 1886 from an aneurysm of the heart. He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and John Lillie Gillies, and the father of plastic surgeon Harold Gillies. Robert was buried in the Northern Cemetery. Family He was one of the eight children (5 sons and 3 daughters) of Isabella (née Lillie) and John Gillies (born Rothesay on 22 April 1802). His father was a lawyer and a member of Otago Provincial Council. Robert spent a year at Glasgow University in 1851, but his father then decided to emigrate. They reached Otago on the barque, Slains Castle, on 6 November 1852 and bought at Halfway Bush as a family home, and at Riversd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gillies (Australian Politician)
Robert Towers Gillies (187626 July 1941) was an Australian politician. He was born on the Paterson River to farmers Dugald and Mary Gillies. He attended public school at Pimlico and worked as a blacksmith. Around 1903 he married Mabel Elsie McKeever, with whom he had six children. He farmed at Cudgera from around 1908, before relocating to Tweed Heads around 1922, where he became a contributor to the ''Tweed Daily'' and a councillor from 1922 to 1925. In 1925 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of the Labor members for Byron, but he was expelled in 1927 for his opposition to Jack Lang. He later joined the right-wing All for Australia League The All for Australia League (AFAL) was an Australian political movement during the Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depressi .... After leaving politics he became a commercial agent in Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pearse Gillies
Robert Pearse Gillies (9 November 1789 – 28 November 1858) was a Scottish poet and writer. References 19th-century Scottish writers Scottish translators 19th-century Scottish poets 1789 births 1858 deaths {{UK-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gillies
Robert Arthur "Bob" Gillies (born 21 October 1951) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 2006 to 2016, he served as the Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church.The Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney Retrieved 2 July 2013. He is also a published author. Early life and education Gillies was born on 21 October 1951. From 1969 to 1971, he worked as a . He then trained for ordination and studied theology at the |