SCOULLAR, ARTHUR (1830-99) was born at Stewarton, Ayrshire, educated in the parish school and sent to work at the age of seven. For eight years he was engaged in making Kilmarnock bonnets, and he was then apprenticed to cabinetmaking in Glasgow till 1850. In 1854 he sailed for Melbourne as carpenter's mate in the Contest. He worked at his trade there and on the diggings, and in 1862 was attracted to Otago by the Dunstan rush. There he made some money and in 1863 he started business as a cabinetmaker in Dunedin in partnership with Henry North. The latter retiring in 1890, the firm became Scoullar and Chisholm, and Scoullar went to live in Wellington. He was a member of the Dunedin City Council for four years, and mayor in 1884-85; and was an elder of Knox church. His death occurred on 11 Jun 1899.

Cycl. N.Z., i; Otago Daily Times, 12 Jun 1899.

Reference: Volume 2, page 142

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