Robert Gillies (New Zealand 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.