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John Lillie Gillies

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1873–1875 5th Waikouaiti Independent

John Lillie Gillies (1832 – 27 September 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago Region of New Zealand. He was from Rothesay, Bute on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.[1]

He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1873 to 1875, when he resigned.[2]

He was Secretary to the Harbour Board when he died aged 65y, and had been Provincial Treasurer and Speaker of the Otago Provincial Council.[3]

He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and Robert Gillies.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Dunedin death". Otago Daily Times. 28 September 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 199. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ^ "Dunedin: Deaths". Oamaru Mail. 27 September 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam. Robert Gillies". Evening Post. Vol. XXXII, no. 24. 15 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ "The Late Robert Gillies". Bruce Herald. Vol. XVII, no. 1759. 18 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2011.