Charles Macmillan | |
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15th Mayor of Tauranga | |
In office 5 May 1915 – 2 May 1917 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Robbins |
Succeeded by | John Cuthbert Adams |
Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
In office 23 March 1923 – 1 November 1935 | |
Preceded by | William Herries |
Succeeded by | Charles Burnett |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1872 Saint Croix, Danish West Indies |
Died | 9 January 1941 (aged 69) Tauranga, New Zealand |
Political party | Reform |
Charles Edward de la Barca Macmillan (December 1872 – 9 January 1941) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Tauranga (1915–1917) and a member of the House of Representatives (1923–1935).
Macmillan was born in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies in December 1872. [1] His father, Donald Macmillan, [2] had been a paymaster with the Royal Navy and was later a sugar planter. [1] His mother, Maria Elise Barca, was the Baroness de la Barca, the daughter of Baron de la Barca. [3] Following an uprising by workers in 1879, the Macmillans left Saint Croix. [3]
Macmillan came to New Zealand with his parents and two siblings on the May Queen in 1881. [2] They were part of the George Vesey Stewart Special Settlement to Te Puke, however his father wanted to be closer to the sea and thus bought land at Katikati. [2]
In 1900, he married Ethel Latham. They moved to Tauranga in 1908. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1923–1925 | 21st | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1925–1928 | 22nd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1928–1931 | 23rd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1931–1935 | 24th | Tauranga | Reform |
Macmillan was the 15th Mayor of Tauranga and served from 1915 to 1917. In the 1915 mayoral election, he defeated John Cuthbert Adams. [4] In the 1917 mayoral election, Adams narrowly defeated Macmillan (by 292 to 276 votes). [5]
Standing for the Reform Party, he won the Tauranga electorate in the 1923 by-election [6] after the death of William Herries, [7] and held it to 1935 [6] when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Charles Burnett. He was a cabinet minister in the United–Reform Coalition government ( Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines from 13 February 1932 to 6 December 1935). [8] He was subsequently granted the right to retain the title of "Honourable", having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council. [9] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. [10]
Macmillan died in Tauranga on 9 January 1941. [1] He was survived by his wife, his son, two daughters, and two sisters. [3]
Charles Macmillan | |
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15th Mayor of Tauranga | |
In office 5 May 1915 – 2 May 1917 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Robbins |
Succeeded by | John Cuthbert Adams |
Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
In office 23 March 1923 – 1 November 1935 | |
Preceded by | William Herries |
Succeeded by | Charles Burnett |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1872 Saint Croix, Danish West Indies |
Died | 9 January 1941 (aged 69) Tauranga, New Zealand |
Political party | Reform |
Charles Edward de la Barca Macmillan (December 1872 – 9 January 1941) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Tauranga (1915–1917) and a member of the House of Representatives (1923–1935).
Macmillan was born in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies in December 1872. [1] His father, Donald Macmillan, [2] had been a paymaster with the Royal Navy and was later a sugar planter. [1] His mother, Maria Elise Barca, was the Baroness de la Barca, the daughter of Baron de la Barca. [3] Following an uprising by workers in 1879, the Macmillans left Saint Croix. [3]
Macmillan came to New Zealand with his parents and two siblings on the May Queen in 1881. [2] They were part of the George Vesey Stewart Special Settlement to Te Puke, however his father wanted to be closer to the sea and thus bought land at Katikati. [2]
In 1900, he married Ethel Latham. They moved to Tauranga in 1908. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1923–1925 | 21st | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1925–1928 | 22nd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1928–1931 | 23rd | Tauranga | Reform | ||
1931–1935 | 24th | Tauranga | Reform |
Macmillan was the 15th Mayor of Tauranga and served from 1915 to 1917. In the 1915 mayoral election, he defeated John Cuthbert Adams. [4] In the 1917 mayoral election, Adams narrowly defeated Macmillan (by 292 to 276 votes). [5]
Standing for the Reform Party, he won the Tauranga electorate in the 1923 by-election [6] after the death of William Herries, [7] and held it to 1935 [6] when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Charles Burnett. He was a cabinet minister in the United–Reform Coalition government ( Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines from 13 February 1932 to 6 December 1935). [8] He was subsequently granted the right to retain the title of "Honourable", having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council. [9] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. [10]
Macmillan died in Tauranga on 9 January 1941. [1] He was survived by his wife, his son, two daughters, and two sisters. [3]