McDERMID, HUGH (1820-77), arrived in Otago by the Philip Laing (1848), and erected the first sawmill at Sawyers Bay, Otago harbour. He settled at Port Chalmers, and was a member of the borough council, mayor of the borough for two years and a member of the Otago harbour board. He represented North Harbour in the Provincial Council (1868-70), and Port Chalmers (1872-75), and during that time was a member of the executive on three occasions (1868-69, 1872 and 1873-74). McDermid died on 6 Jan 1877.

Otago P.C. Proc.; Otago Witness, Jubilee no. 1898; Evening Star, 8 Jan 1877.

Reference: Volume 2, page 6

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