James Mackintosh (politician)
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James Mackintosh was a 19th century Liberal Party
Member of Parliament in Southland, New Zealand
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He represented the Wallace
electorate from 1890 to 1896, when he retired.
He was born in Scotland, and went to Victoria, Australia as a young man, where he was a member of the Victorian parliament and a stock-breeder. He moved to New Zealand in 1866, and was a runholder. He was an advocate of cheap government loans for settlers.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
Member of Parliament in Southland, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He represented the Wallace
Wallace (New Zealand electorate)
Wallace was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1859 to 1996.-Population centres:This electorate is in the rural part of Southland.-History:...
electorate from 1890 to 1896, when he retired.
He was born in Scotland, and went to Victoria, Australia as a young man, where he was a member of the Victorian parliament and a stock-breeder. He moved to New Zealand in 1866, and was a runholder. He was an advocate of cheap government loans for settlers.