Donald Reid (politician born 1833)

For other New Zealand MPs called Donald Reid, see Donald Reid (politician born 1850) and Donald Reid (politician born 1855).

Donald Reid (16 July 1833 – 7 February 1919) was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.

Early life

Reid was born in Strathtay in Perthshire, Scotland. He was the son of Donald Reid and Margaret McGregor. His father died in 1844 and his mother remarried. Reid emigrated to New Zealand in 1849, arriving in Port Chalmers on the Mary together with his mother, stepfather and two brothers.^[1]

Political career

Reid represented Taieri on the Otago Provincial Council from 1863 to 1876.^[1] In the 1871 election, he unsuccessfully contested the superintendency against James Macandrew.^[2]

He represented the Taieri electorate from 1866 to 1869 when he resigned, and from 1871 to 1878, when he again resigned.^[3]

One of Reid's sons, also called Donald Reid, also represented the Taieri electorate (1902–08).^[4]

Death

Reid died at his home in Green Island, a suburb of Dunedin, on 7 February 1919.^[5]

He had been married twice. His first wife, Frances Reid (née Barr, married 1 December 1854) died on 4 November 1868. There were four sons and four daughters from this marriage. His second wife, Sarah Reid (née Price, married 18 March 1874) was a widow with two sons – they had one daughter. Sarah died in 1905.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Angus, John H. (updated 22 June 2007). "Reid, Donald 1833 - 1919". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2R13. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
2. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Ex-Members". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d6-d2.html#name-209066-mention. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 229. OCLC 154283103. 
4. ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 164. 
5. ^ "AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS OBITUARIES". Rootsweb. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/awnobitsP-Y.html. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 

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