David Pinkerton

David Pinkerton (1836–23 June 1906) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin City, in the South Island.

Member of Parliament

Pinkerton represented the Dunedin City electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1890 to 1896.^[1]

Pinkerton headed the poll for Dunedin City in 1890 and 1893. He played a prominent role in Dunedin trade unionism in the late 1880s, was active in the anti-sweating movement, and served as President of the Otago Trades and Labour Council.^[2]

Pinkerton was appointed to the Legislative Council after his 1896 defeat, serving from 1897 to 1906, when he died.^[3]

Born in Scotland, Pinkerton came to New Zealand in 1861.^[4]

References

1. ^ (Wilson, p.227)
2. ^ (Hamer, pp.185-6)
3. ^ (Thomson, p.390 & Wilson, p.161)
4. ^ (Hamer, p.365)

Further reading

• Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago and Southland Biography Edited by Jane Thomson (1998, Dunedin City Council, Dunedin)
• The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
• The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J.O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

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Name	Pinkerton, David
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