Robert Gillies (New Zealand politician)

For the Australian politician, see Robert Gillies (Australian politician).

Robert Gillies
Robert Gillies in 1876
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Bruce
In office
1884–1885
Majority217 (18.38%)
Personal details
Born31 Jul 1835
Rothesay
Died15 June 1886
Dunedin
Resting placeDunedin Northern Cemetery
SpouseEmily Street
ProfessionSurveyor

Robert Gillies (31 July 1835 – 15 June 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. He was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.[1]

He failed to win the Bruce electorate at the 1883 by-election, and won the seat at the general 1884 election by a majority of 217.[2] He resigned in 1885 for failing health, which caused the 1885 Bruce by-election.[3]

He died on 15 June 1886 from an aneurysm of the heart. He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and John Lillie Gillies, and the father of plastic surgeon Harold Gillies.[4][1] Robert was buried in the Northern Cemetery.[5]

  1. ^ a b "The Late Robert Gillies". Bruce Herald. Vol. XVII, no. 1759. 18 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLLS. OTAGO DAILY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 July 1884. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 199. OCLC 154283103.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam. Robert Gillies". The Evening Post. Vol. XXXII, no. 24. 15 June 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ "OTAGO DAILY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 June 1886. Retrieved 13 August 2021.