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Archibald Hilson Ross

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1884–1887 9th Roslyn Independent
1887–1890 10th Roslyn Independent

Archibald Hilson Ross (1821–1900) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand, and Mayor of Dunedin.

He was Mayor of Dunedin from 1880 to 1881.

Ross came second in the 1878 Roslyn by-election, beaten by Henry Driver.[1] He represented the Roslyn electorate from 1884 to 1890.[2] He was defeated in the 1890 general election for the new electorate of Dunedin Suburbs.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Roslyn Election". Western Star. No. 256. 3 August 1878. p. 9. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 231. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Roslyn
1884–1890
Constituency abolished