Keith Ramsay (4 March 1844 – 3 May 1906) was mayor of Dunedin from 1874 to 1875.
Keith Ramsay | |
|---|---|
 Keith Ramsay | |
| Mayor of Dunedin | |
| In office 1874-1875 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1844 Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 3 May 1906 (aged 62) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Ramsay was born in the manse of Alyth in Perthshire in 1844. His father, William Ramsay, was a parish minister. He received his education at Blairgowrie.[1] After entering in business in Dundee, left for New Zealand, sailing to Port Chalmers on the Jura in 1862. Ramsay became a ship owner, with the coasting steamers Invercargill and Rimu to his name, and was involved in a variety of Dunedin businesses. He was elected to the council in 1874, and was the Chairman of both the Otago Harbour Board and the Chamber of Commerce, and a director of the National Insurance Company.[2] Ramsay died in Dunedin on 3 May 1906, leaving a widow, three sons and six daughters.[1][3] His fifth daughter, Nora, married the barrister Charles White.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituary". Evening Star. No. 12804. 4 May 1906. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Griffiths, George (September 2005). "Dunedin's 19th Century Mayors" (PDF). Friends of the Hocken Collections Bulletin. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Obituary". The Press. Vol. LXII, no. 12495. 4 May 1906. p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Marriages". Otago Witness. No. 2972. 1 March 1911. p. 51. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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