Robert Chisholm (15 July 1843 – 19 June 1914) was born in Scotlandwell, Kinross-shire on 15 July 1843.[1] He arrived in Port Chalmers in 1858, where he spent his first two years as a cowherd.[1] Chisholm then worked as a carpenter, before opening a joinery workshop, known as Scoullar and Chisholm Ltd, with Arthur Scoullar.[1] The firm had premises on Rattray Street.[2]
Chisholm was Mayor of Roslyn borough from 1881 to 1884 before becoming Mayor of Dunedin from 1899 to 1901. He also served on the Dunedin City Council.[3] His residence Chisholm House still stands at 45 Ross Street, Dunedin.[4] Chisholm was managing director of Scoullar and Chisholm. He died in Roslyn in 1914 and is buried in a family plot in Dunedin's Southern Cemetery.[2]
Chisholm was married to a Miss Thomson, and had four children.[2]
Chisholm Park Golf Course was named after him.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Griffiths, George (2 September 2005). "Dunedin's 19th Century Mayors" (PDF). Friends of the Hocken Collections: Bulletin. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust of New Zealand". cemeteries.org.nz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Ex Mayors | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Paul (1998). Intriguing Dunedin Street Walks. Dunedin: P. Hayward.
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