Edward Bowes Cargill was a 19th century businessman and Member of Parliament

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 in Dunedin

Dunedin

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, Otago, New Zealand

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. He was the Mayor of Dunedin

Mayor of Dunedin

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 from 1897 to 1898, when the 50th anniversary of the founding of the province of Otago was celebrated.

He arrived in Dunedin in 1859 after involvement in commerce in the East and Australia, and was involved in shipping with Johnny Jones and James Macandrew

James Macandrew

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He represented the Bruce

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 electorate from 1862 to 1865, when he resigned. He served as Provincial Secretary and Councillor for Otago Province

Otago Province

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, and on the University of Otago

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 board.

He was a son of William Cargill

William Cargill

William Walter Cargill was the founder of the Otago settlement in New Zealand, after serving as an officer in the British Army. He was a Member of Parliament and Otago's first Superintendent.-Early life:...

, and brother of John Cargill. He built as his home the distinctive Cargill's Castle

Cargill's Castle

The ruins of Cargill's Castle stand on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin. It is one of only four castles in New Zealand, the others being nearby Larnach Castle, Firth's Castle in Mt Eden, Auckland and Merkleworth in Takapuna, Auckland...

in Dunedin, known originally as “The Cliffs”.