Charles Nicholson Macintosh (6 June 1869 – 14 September 1918) was a New Zealand

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player and politician. He served as

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between 1901 and 1902.

Early life and family

Born in

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in 1869, Macintosh was educated at

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. On 28 May 1890 he married Lydia Beatrice Thompson in Timaru. Their children included the anaesthetist

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, who was born in 1897.

Rugby union

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, Macintosh represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, on their 1893 tour of Australia. On that tour he played in four matches, including wins over

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and

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Political career

Macintosh was first elected as a member of the

Borough Council in 1896. In 1898 he was also elected to the Timaru Harbour Board. Despite the local newspaper, ''

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'', not supporting him, he was elected Mayor of Timaru in 1901, and served a one-year term, after which he stood down.

Later life

On 29 April 1903 Macintosh left Timaru, saying that he was visiting a farm near

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. Instead, he travelled by train to Lyttelton and then ship to

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, from where he sailed for South America. A warrant for his arrest was issued on 4 May, relating to a charge of fraud in a property transaction, and on 22 June 1903 he was declared bankrupt. Macintosh settled and worked in commerce in

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. He died while on business in

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in 1918. In 1940 his son, John Nicholson Macintosh, was appointed British vice-consul in Santa Fe, Argentina.

References

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