STUART, JAMES MELISS (?-?) came from Port au Prince, Haiti, to Napier, where he became a partner in the firm of Stuart, Kinross and Co.

In 1861 he married Mary, a daughter of James Gordon of Glasgow. He was a member for the Town of Napier in the Provincial Council (1865-66).

Wellington Independent, 27 Dec 1861.

Reference: Volume 2, page 176

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