Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. John Andrew Millar was first returned to Parliament in 1893 as member for Port Chalmers, and for Dunedin City in 1896. He has since his first election been continuously in the House. On the 25th of November, 1902, he was returned as the second of the three Dunedin members. The first, Mr. H. D. Bedford, polled 10,088 votes Mr. Millar 9,350 and the third member, Mr J. F. Arnold, 8,393. Mr. Millar was born in Julinder, India, in 1855, educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and brought up to a seafaring life. He settled in Dunedin in 1837, and subsequently became secretary of the Federated Seamen's Union and Maritime Labour council. In the session of 1903 Mr. Millar was elected Chairman of Committees for the House of Representatives; a position which is, in effect, that of Deputy-Speaker.