ORBELL, MACLEOD CLEMENT (1838-1914) was a son of John Orbell (1800-79) and came to Otago with his parents in the Mariner (1849). (John Orbell settled at Waikouaiti. A good farmer, he was conservative and retiring in disposition, a great reader and did duty as a justice of the peace. He died on 13 Jan 1879.) Macleod was brought up on his father's farm, and afterwards had land himself in the district, including J. R. Jones's Matanaka property, which he took on lease in 1871. He had also a lease in south Canterbury. He was the first mayor of West Hawksbury (1866-68); represented Waikouaiti in the Otago Provincial Council (1866-67) and was a member of the executive. In 1891 he went to live at Geraldine, Canterbury. He published his reminiscences in 1909 and died on 10 Mar 1914. Orbell married a daughter of Colonel Bamford, of the 73rd Regiment.

Parltry Record; Otago P.C. Proc.; Orbell, op. cit.; Christie; Acland; Hocken, Otago; Bidwill; Otago Daily Times, 15 Jun 1891, 23 Mar 1914.

Reference: Volume 2, page 71

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