MACMILLAN, DAVID (1836-1904) arrived in New Zealand by the Rose of Sharon in 1857, and engaged in farming at Southbridge, Canterbury. In 1874 he was elected to the local school committee, and he later served on the education board. He was for 20 years a member of the Selwyn county council (1876-96), and for 11 years chairman. At the general election of 1881 he defeated J. D. Enys for the Coleridge seat in the House of Representatives, which he held until 1887. He also served on the Canterbury land board (1883-1900), the Canterbury plantation board, the Lyttelton harbour board, the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral association (president 1897), and the Ellesmere association (president 1894), and was a member of the Canterbury Agricultural College board of governors. He died on 6 Jul 1904.

Cycl. N.Z., iii; The Press, 7 Jul 1904.

Reference: Volume 2, page 23

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