Charles Macmillan

Charles Edward de la Barca Macmillan (December 1872 – 9 January 1941) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Tauranga (1915–1917) and a member of the House of Representatives (1923–1935).

Early life Macmillan was born in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies in December 1872. His father, Donald Macmillan, They were part of the George Vesey Stewart Special Settlement to Te Puke, however his father wanted to be closer to the sea and thus bought land at Katikati. In the 1917 mayoral election, Adams narrowly defeated Macmillan (by 292 to 276 votes).

Standing for the Reform Party, he won the Tauranga electorate in the 1923 by-election after the death of William Herries, and held it to 1935 when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Charles Burnett. He was a cabinet minister in the United–Reform Coalition government (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines from 13 February 1932 to 6 December 1935). He was subsequently granted the right to retain the title of "Honourable", having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

Death Macmillan died in Tauranga on 9 January 1941.