Slippery Jim Or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew Of Otago by R. J. Bunce

This is a biography of one of New Zealands most colourful and persuasive politicians. When James Macandrew arrived in Dunedin from Scotland in 1851, other settlers were impressed by his energy and enthusiasm for new initiatives. With his finger in a lot of commercial pies, he set about making himself a handsome income which he eventually lost, declaring himself bankrupt and ending up in a debtors prison for a time. Politics became another enterprise at which he threw himself with a passion. Macandrew was a member of Otago Provincial Council for 10 years, during which time he held almost all the elected positions in that body. He was superintendent of Otago for a further decade, and at the same time he was a member of parliament for 29 years. This is the warts-and-all story of a Victorian settler who was a devoted family man, a staunch Presbyterian and a consummate politician.

Publisher:	Otago University Press
Year:	2018
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781988531359
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	Heavy; Large.

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SKU: 1601804
Location: NZ Bio