William Cargill

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William Cargill was a 19th-century Scottish-born colonist and political leader who played a key role in the early European settlement of southern New Zealand.

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instanceOf 19th-century politician
Scottish emigrant to New Zealand
person
birthDate 1784-08-28
birthPlace Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland
burialPlace Dunedin Northern Cemetery NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfResidence New Zealand NERFINISHED
deathDate 1860-08-06
deathPlace Dunedin NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Otago NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Cargill NERFINISHED
givenName William
hasChild Edward Cargill NERFINISHED
John Cargill NERFINISHED
honouredIn Cargill Road, Dunedin NERFINISHED
Cargill’s Castle, Dunedin NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank captain
movement Free Church of Scotland colonisation movement NERFINISHED
name William Cargill NERFINISHED
notableFor founding leadership of the Otago settlement
key role in early European settlement of southern New Zealand
notableWork leadership in the settlement of Otago
occupation colonist
politician
soldier
partOf early European colonisation of New Zealand
positionHeld Superintendent of Otago Province
leader of the Otago settlement
member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
regionOfActivity Otago NERFINISHED
southern New Zealand
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Dunedin NERFINISHED
Otago NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Ann Cargill NERFINISHED

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Invercargill namedAfter William Cargill