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David McMillan (1836 – 6 July 1904) was a 19th-century
David McMillan (1836 – 6 July 1904) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
in the Canterbury
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region of New Zealand.
He came to New Zealand on the ''Rose of Sharon'' in 1857 and settled near Southbridge. From 1874, he held various local political roles. He was on the Selwyn County Council from the beginning and chaired the body for 11 years.
He represented the Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poe ...
electorate from 1881
Events
January–March
* January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans.
* January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...
to 1887, when he retired.
In 1900, he visited his native Scotland. He died on 6 July 1904 and was buried at Ellesmere Cemetery.
References
1836 births 1904 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Scottish emigrants to New Zealand 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub