Andrew Aldcorn

Andrew Aldcorn (c.1792 – 13 August 1877) was a Scottish medical practitioner and Free Church of Scotland elder, who became an Australian politician. He served as a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from August to November 1853. He played a leading role in the settlement of Otago in New Zealand.

Early life Aldcorn was born in Oban, Argyll, the son of a John Aldcorn, a Scottish carpenter, and his wife Margaret, née Marshall. Later, during the famine years in the Western Highlands he was prominent in the Free Church Synod of Argyll's petition to the government for aid, and in commandeering the schooner Breadalbane, normally used to ferry clergy to the Isles, to distribute relief. "If there were ever a memorial put up to honour people who did their best to bring aid to famine victims in the Highlands and Islands, his name would surely have a prominent place."

Otago Settlement In 1847 he was Secretary to the Committee of the Free Church scheme to establish a colony in New Zealand, which led to the establishment of the Otago settlement in 1848.

Victorian Legislative Council Aldcorn himself had invested in a farming enterprise in Victoria Port Phillip District around 1841 (then still part of New South Wales). He remained a member until resigning in November 1853.