Andrew Mercer | |
---|---|
Mayor of Dunedin | |
In office 1873-1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1829 Fife, Scotland |
Died | 6 June 1902 (aged 72–73) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Occupation | Grocer, politician |
Andrew Mercer (1829 – 6 June 1902) was Mayor of Dunedin 1873–1874. [1]
Mercer was born in Fifeshire in 1829. After an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker, he arrived in Port Chalmers aboard the Philip Laing in 1848. According to an 1848 letter home, Mercer intended for his father and other family to join him. [2] Mercer opened a grocery store on Princes Street in Dunedin, in partnership with George Ross, and then alone, and then with his son Hector. [3] Mercer served seven years on the city council, and was a Justice of the Peace. [1] He was elected mayor of Dunedin in 1873 and served one term. [4]
He died in Dunedin on 6 June 1902. [5]
Andrew Mercer | |
---|---|
Mayor of Dunedin | |
In office 1873-1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1829 Fife, Scotland |
Died | 6 June 1902 (aged 72–73) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Occupation | Grocer, politician |
Andrew Mercer (1829 – 6 June 1902) was Mayor of Dunedin 1873–1874. [1]
Mercer was born in Fifeshire in 1829. After an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker, he arrived in Port Chalmers aboard the Philip Laing in 1848. According to an 1848 letter home, Mercer intended for his father and other family to join him. [2] Mercer opened a grocery store on Princes Street in Dunedin, in partnership with George Ross, and then alone, and then with his son Hector. [3] Mercer served seven years on the city council, and was a Justice of the Peace. [1] He was elected mayor of Dunedin in 1873 and served one term. [4]
He died in Dunedin on 6 June 1902. [5]