BUDDO, DAVID (1856-1937) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a surgeon in the Indian army. Educated in Kincardineshire and Perth, he trained as an engineer for one year and came to New Zealand in 1877. After working as an engineer in Canterbury for two years he took up land at Ellesmere, where he farmed till 1890, when he removed to Fernside.

Buddo was a member of the Springs and Mandeville-Rangiora road boards (1884-1900) and chairman of the latter; of the North Canterbury education board (1887-1909; chairman 1900-07), the Lyttelton harbour board (1897-1907), the Rangiora county council from 1896 (chairman 1897-1900), the Christchurch domain board and the board of governors of Canterbury Agricultural College from 1915 (chairman 1930). He was captain of the North Canterbury Mounted Rifles (1901-3). Buddo entered Parliament in 1893 as a Liberal (defeating R. Moore for Kaiapoi), and represented that constituency until 1928 (except for two parliaments). He was defeated in 1898 and 1919. He was Minister of Internal Affairs in the Ward Government (1909-12). Called to the Legislative Council in 1930, Buddo remained a member until 1937, in which year he died (8 Dec). He married (1886) Janet, daughter of James Rollo.

Parlty Record; Hansard; The Dominion, 9 Dec 1937 (p). Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 1, page 74

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