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

Mr. James Gilmour

Mr. James Gilmour was Mayor of Winton for two consecutive years, and was a member of the Council both before and after his mayoralty. Mr Gilmour was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1844, and was educatd in Glasgow, where he served an apprenticeship to the soft goods trade. He was afterwards partner in a business at Wishaw, fifteen miles from Glasgow, and subsequently carried on the business as sole proprietor for a number of years. Mr Gilmour came out to New Zealand in 1882 in the s.s. “Wairarapa,” which, some years afterwards, was wrecked on the coast of the North Island. In 1895, he settled at Winton, where he has since carried on business. During his mayoralty, the construction of the asphalt footpaths, which he had persistently advocated against strenuous opposition, was authorised and begun; and a uniform system of drainage for the whole borough, to a drawn plan by a qualified engineer, was adopted.

Mr. J. Gilmour.

Mr. J. Gilmour.