SIDEY, DAVID (1827-1914) was born at Pitcairn Green, near Perth, Scotland, and was a United Presbyterian minister at West Calder before coming to New Zealand in 1872 as minister of St Paul's church in Napier. In 1879 he was moderator of the Assembly and in 1883 he retired from active duty at St Paul's. He afterwards became clerk and treasurer of the General Assembly, and clerk of the Hawke's Bay Presbytery. Sidey took a great interest in education as secretary and treasurer of the Napier High Schools board of governors and a member of the Hawke's Bay education board. He died on 25 Jul 1914.

Dickson; Hawkes Bay Herald, 26 Jul 1914.

Reference: Volume 2, page 153

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