Robert Gillies (politician)
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Robert Gillies was a 19th century Member of Parliament
in the Otago Region, New Zealand
.
He represented the Bruce
electorate from 1884 until his resignation in 1885 for failing health.
He died on 15 June 1886 from an aneurysm
of the heart. He was the brother of Thomas Gillies
and John Lillie Gillies
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Otago Region, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He represented the Bruce
Bruce (New Zealand electorate)
Bruce was a rural parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1922. For part of the 1860s with the influx to Otago of gold-miners it was a multi-member constituency with two members.-History:...
electorate from 1884 until his resignation in 1885 for failing health.
He died on 15 June 1886 from an aneurysm
Aneurysm
An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
of the heart. He was the brother of Thomas Gillies
Thomas Gillies
Thomas Bannatyne Gillies was a 19th century New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician.-Early life:He was born at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on 17 January 1828...
and John Lillie Gillies
John Lillie Gillies
John Lillie Gillies was a 19th century Member of Parliament from the Otago Region of New Zealand.He represented the Waikouaiti electorate from 1873 to 1875, when he resigned.He was the brother of Thomas Gillies and Robert Gillies....
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