Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1873–1875 | 5th | Waikouaiti | Independent |
John Lillie Gillies (1832 – 27 September 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand. He was from Rothesay, Bute on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. [1]
Gillies was a member of the Otago Provincial Council, representing the Tokomairiro electorate from 10 October 1861 until 16 August 1864, when he resigned. [2] [3] He then represented the electorate from 5 February 1869 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876, with the electorate changing names in 1871 to Milton. [3] Gillies was twice a member of the executive council: from 16 September 1863 to 17 May 1864, and from 6 May 1869 to 13 April 1871. [4] He was speaker of the provincial council from May 1871 until the abolition of the provinces. [4]
He represented the Waikouaiti electorate in the House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875, when he resigned. [5]
He was Secretary to the Harbour Board when he died aged 65 years, and had been Provincial Treasurer of the Otago Provincial Council. [6]
He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and Robert Gillies, [7] [8] and was the brother-in-law of James McIndoe. [9]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1873–1875 | 5th | Waikouaiti | Independent |
John Lillie Gillies (1832 – 27 September 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand. He was from Rothesay, Bute on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. [1]
Gillies was a member of the Otago Provincial Council, representing the Tokomairiro electorate from 10 October 1861 until 16 August 1864, when he resigned. [2] [3] He then represented the electorate from 5 February 1869 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876, with the electorate changing names in 1871 to Milton. [3] Gillies was twice a member of the executive council: from 16 September 1863 to 17 May 1864, and from 6 May 1869 to 13 April 1871. [4] He was speaker of the provincial council from May 1871 until the abolition of the provinces. [4]
He represented the Waikouaiti electorate in the House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875, when he resigned. [5]
He was Secretary to the Harbour Board when he died aged 65 years, and had been Provincial Treasurer of the Otago Provincial Council. [6]
He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and Robert Gillies, [7] [8] and was the brother-in-law of James McIndoe. [9]