Alexander Peebles
Carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician, businessman
About Alexander Peebles
Lived 1856 – 1934 (aged 78). Alexander Peebles was a New Zealand explorer and politician.
Alexander Peebles (10 January 1856 – 11 April 1934) was a New Zealand carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician and businessman. He was born in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland in 1856. He became a member of the Coromandel County Council in the 1880s. He joined the Whakatāne Road Board in 1899, and served as the first chairman of the Whakatane County Council from 1900.
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Who was Alexander Peebles?
Carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician, businessman (1856-1934)
When was Alexander Peebles born?
Alexander Peebles was born on 10 January 1856.
When did Alexander Peebles die?
Alexander Peebles died on 11 April 1934.
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Alexander Peebles was an explorer and politician.
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Alexander Peebles was New Zealand.
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