David Goldie (1842 – 8 June 1926) was the

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from 1898 to 1901 and a

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in New Zealand. The artist C. F. Goldie was his son.

Biography

Early life

Born in Hobart,

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, in 1842, Goldie emigrated to New Zealand in 1863. He was a prominent timber merchant, and a strict Primitive Methodist. He was the father of artist C. F. Goldie.

Political career

On 27 November 1873, Goldie was elected to the

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for the Auckland West electorate. He remained a councillor until the abolition of provincial government at the end of 1876. Goldie contested the

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electorate in a by-election on 4 March 1879. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Patrick Dignan, who also stood in this contest. Dignan and Goldie received 261 and 776 votes, respectively, and with a majority of 515 votes, Goldie was declared elected. He served until the dissolution of parliament on 15 August of that year. Goldie represented the Auckland West electorate again from

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to 1890. He then represented the Newton electorate from 1890 to 1891 as a

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MP, when he resigned. In December 1898, Goldie was elected

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. He was returned without opposition to this role in 1899 and 1900. He retired as mayor prior to the municipal elections in April 1901 rather than toast the visiting Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York with alcohol later that year. He was replaced as mayor for the jubilee year by the ''Father of Auckland'', Sir

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Death

He died at his home in Auckland on 8 June 1926 and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldie, David 1842 births 1926 deaths Politicians from Hobart Australian emigrants to New Zealand Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand temperance activists Mayors of Auckland New Zealand businesspeople New Zealand Liberal Party MPs New Zealand Methodists New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Burials at Purewa Cemetery Members of the Auckland Provincial Council