MAIN, DAVID FORSYTH (1831-80) was a barrister of the Inner Temple, and came to Otago in the early sixties. He was elected in 1867 to represent Manuherikia in the Otago Provincial Council, in which he sat till 1870. He represented Port Chalmers in the House of Representatives (1867-70), and on retiring was appointed registrar of lands and deeds in Dunedin (1872). He stood for Caversham against Barron in 1879. Main in 1869 took up the Taieri Lake station. His death occurred on 27 Jul 1880.

Parltry Record; Evening Star, 28 Jul 1880.

Reference: Volume 2, page 25

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