Robert Mitchell (New Zealand politician)

Robert Mitchell was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1868–1869 4th Waikouaiti Independent

In 1864, Mitchell was chosen as one of the wardens for the Hawkesbury district.[1] In 1865, Mitchell was one of the promoters of an Agricultural and Pastoral Association for the Waikouaiti district, covering the same area as the Waikouaiti electorate.[2]

He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from the 1868 by-election to 1869 when he resigned.[3]

References
  1. "News of the Week". Otago Witness (643). 26 March 1864. p. 13. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "The Otago Daily Times" (1135). 10 August 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 220. OCLC 154283103.


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