About David McMillan
Lived 1836 – 1904 (aged 67–68). David McMillan was a New Zealand politician.
David McMillan (1836 – 6 July 1904) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.
He came to New Zealand on the Rose of Sharon in 1857 and settled near Southbridge. From 1874, he held various local political roles. He was on the Selwyn County Council from the beginning and chaired the body for 11 years.
He represented the Coleridge electorate from 1881 to 1887, when he retired.
In 1900, he visited his native Scotland. He died on 6 July 1904 and was buried at Ellesmere Cemetery.
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New Zealand politician (1836–1904)
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David McMillan was born in 1836.
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David McMillan died on 6 July 1904.
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David McMillan was a politician.
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