About William Barron
Lived 1837 – 1916 (aged 78–79). William Barron was a New Zealand politician.
William Barron (1837 – 16 June 1916) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Dunedin, New Zealand.
Born in St Andrews, Scotland in 1837, Barron arrived in New Zealand in 1851. He first spent time as a miner and merchant on the Otago goldfields before engaging in business in Dunedin. He served as Grand Master of the New Zealand Lodge of Freemasons.
He represented the Caversham electorate from 1879 to 1890, when he retired.
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Who was William Barron?
New Zealand politician
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William Barron was born in 1837.
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William Barron died on 16 June 1916.
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William Barron was a politician.
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