Thomas Denniston (28 March 1821 – 14 September 1897) was a New Zealand farmer and newspaper editor. He was born in

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, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 28 March 1821. He contested the electorate in the but of the three candidates, he came last. His eldest son, Sir John Denniston, was a judge at the

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1821 births 1897 deaths Scottish emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand writers 19th-century New Zealand farmers Unsuccessful candidates in the 1871 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-writer-stub