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Nathanael Chalmers
Legislative Council of Fiji
In office
1892–1906
Personal details
Born(1830-08-22)22 August 1830
Rothesay Bay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Died2 December 1910(1910-12-02) (aged 80)
Suva, Fiji
CitizenshipNew Zealand, Fiji
NationalityBritish
SpouseEllen Mary McGrath
Children6
Parent(s)William Auld Chalmers, Elizabeth Margaret Chalmers (née Pungel)
EducationChrist's Hospital
OccupationPastoralist, explorer, politician, planter, sugar miller, magistrate

Nathanael Chalmers (22 August 1830 – 2 December 1910) was a New Zealand pastoralist, explorer, politician, planter, sugar miller and magistrate. He was born in Rothesay, on the island of Bute, Scotland on 22 August 1830. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji from 1879 to 1883.[1]

Chalmers was the first European to see the South Island of New Zealand inland lakes of Wakatipu, Wānaka and Hāwea as well as the valleys of the Upper Clutha River. [citation needed]

New Zealand

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Saling ship Ajax.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Frazer, Roger. "Nathanael Chalmers". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  2. ^ "Passenger arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 1848 -1851". Ngaio Press. Retrieved 31 October 2023.