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. David Kennedy , who represented Dunback riding in the Waihemo County Council for a number of years after 1890, was born in Wigtonshire, Scotland, in 1842. He was brought up to agricultural work on his father's farm, and arrived in Port Chalmers in 1864, by the ship “Aboukir.” Mr. Kennedy purchased 560 acres in the Dunback district in 1870, and has since been well known as a settler. He has taken a general interest in the advancement of the district, and has served on the local school committee and road board. He is also a member of the Palmerston Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr. Kennedy was married in 1875 to a daughter of Mr. page 443 J. Pickett, of Palmerston, and has six sons and four daughters.