About Robert Loughnan
Lived 1841 – 1934 (aged 93). Robert Loughnan was a New Zealand journalist and farmer.
Robert Andrew Loughnan (1 September 1841 – 14 September 1934) was a New Zealand farmer, journalist and politician. He was born in Patna, India on 1 September 1841. Henry Loughnan was his younger brother. They emigrated with their father and brothers to Australia in 1868. He was a Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 6 May 1907 (he was originally summoned on 22 January 1907, but was found to be disqualified) until 5 May 1914, which was the end of his seven-year term. Loughnan wrote a political biography of Joseph Ward.
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New Zealand farmer, journalist and politician (1841–1934)
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Robert Loughnan died on 14 September 1934.
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Robert Loughnan was a journalist and farmer.
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