Charles MacMillan
| The Honourable Charles MacMillan | |
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| 15th Mayor of Tauranga | |
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In office 5 May 1915 – 2 May 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Robbins |
| Succeeded by | John Cuthbert Adams |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga | |
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In office 23 March 1923 – 1 November 1935 | |
| Preceded by | William Herries |
| Succeeded by | Charles Harris Burnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1872 Saint Croix, Danish West Indies |
| Died |
9 January 1941 (aged 69) Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform |
Charles Edward de la Barca MacMillan (December 1872 – 9 January 1941) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Tauranga (1915–1917) and a member of the House of Representatives (1923–1935).
Early life
MacMillan was born in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies in December 1872.[1] His father, Donald MacMillan,[2] had been a paymaster with the Royal Navy and was later a sugar planter.[1] His mother, Maria Elise Barca, was the Baroness de la Barca, the daughter of Baron de la Barca.[3] Following an uprising by workers in 1879, the MacMillans left Saint Croix.[3]
MacMillan came to New Zealand with his parents and two siblings on the May Queen in 1881.[2] They were part of the George Vesey Stewart Special Settlement to Te Puke, however his father wanted to be closer to the sea and thus bought land at Katikati.[2]
In 1900, he married Ethel Latham. They moved to Tauranga in 1908.[3]
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1923–1925 | 21st | Tauranga | Reform | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Tauranga | Reform | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Tauranga | Reform | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Tauranga | Reform | |
MacMillan was the 15th Mayor of Tauranga and served from 1915 to 1917. In the 1915 mayoral election, he defeated John Cuthbert Adams.[4] In the 1917 mayoral election, Adams narrowly defeated MacMillan (by 292 to 276 votes).[5]
Standing for the Reform Party, he won the Tauranga electorate in the 1923 by-election[6] after the death of William Herries,[7] and held it to 1935[6] when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Charles Harris Burnett. He was a cabinet minister in the United-Reform coalition government (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines from 13 February 1932 to 6 December 1935).[8] He was subsequently granted the right to retain the title of "Honourable", having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council.[9] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[10]
Death
MacMillan died in Tauranga on 9 January 1941.[1] He was survived by his wife, his son, two daughters, and two sisters.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Former Minister". The New Zealand Herald. LXXVIII (23860). 10 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 McCauley, Debbie. "Lilian Marie Elise De la Barca Macmillan (1883–1969)". Tauranga City Libraries. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mr. C. E. MacMillan". The Evening Post. CXXXI (7). 9 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Further Results In Other Places". lxxxix (100). The Evening Post. 29 April 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ "The Tauranga Elections". Thames Star. LVIII (18325). 26 April 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- 1 2 Scholefield 1950, p. 124.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 113.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 49.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34275. p. 2487. 17 April 1936. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by William Herries |
Member of Parliament for Tauranga 1923–1935 |
Succeeded by Charles Harris Burnett |