Sir Thomas Mackenzie, died
Sir Thomas Mackenzie was a prominent New Zealand politician who served as the 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand. He passed away on February 14, 1930 in Dunedin, N.Z.
February 14, 1930
First Scottish settlers arrive in Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Otago Settlement, sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first two immigrant ships from Greenock on the Firth of Clyde – the John Wickliffe and the Philip Laing. Captain William Cargill, a veteran of the Peninsular War, served as the colony’s first leader: Otago citizens subsequently elected him to the office of Superintendent.
March 23, 1848
Thomas Bracken was an Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician, was born
Thomas Bracken (21 December 1843 – 16 February 1898) a New Zealand poet, journalist and politician, was born at Clones, Ireland, on December 21, 1843
December 21, 1843