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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mr. John Tonkin Roberts

Mr. John Tonkin Roberts , who was first elected a member of the Dunedin City Council in 1875, and re-elected in 1878, is a native of Cornwall, England. He was born in the village of St. Agnes, in February, 1833, and was engaged there for some years in the tin mines. In 1856 he sailed in the ship “Africa” for Victoria, Australia, where he remained five years. He arrived in Dunedin late in 1861, and was for two years engaged on the goldfields. In 1863 he established himself in business as a commission agent in Dunedin. Mr. Roberts has invested exclusively in the mining industry, and has been connected with some well-known and successful mines. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Gallway, and has three sons and three daughters.