Thomas Bannatyne Gillies (1828 - 1889)

Born 17 Jan 1828 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine (Douglas) Gillies — married before 1 Jun 1852 (to 1865) in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Husband of Agnes (Sinclair) Gillies — married 18 Apr 1867 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1889 at age 61 in New Zealand

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Preceded by 3rd Attorney-General Henry Sewell Preceeded by 11 Minister Julius Vogel

Thomas Gillies 4th Attorney-General of New Zealand Aug 6 1862 - Aug 23 1862 12th Minister of Finance of New Zealand Sep 10 1872 - Oct 11 1872

Succeeded by 3rd Attorney-General Henry Sewell Succeeded by 11 Minister Julius Vogel

Biography

Thomas Gillies has Scottish Ancestors.

Thomas Gillies is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Thomas Gillies is Notable.

Thomas Bannatyne Gillies emigrated to New Zealand with his father and his wife, Catherine Douglas, on the "Slains Castle" in 1852. He became a prominent politician, holding a seat first in Southland (Bruce Seat) and later in Auckland (Auckland City West).

He moved to Auckland after the death of his first wife. Later he married Agnes Sinclair. He had four children to his first wife, two to his second. In 1875 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.^[1]

Mr Justice Gililes died in 1889 from a fit of apoplexy, after a day in court.^{[2][3] [4][5][6][7][8]}

Sources

1. ↑ The community archive
2. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18890807.2.4.5?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889
3. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18890806.2.17?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889
4. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18890726.2.37?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889
5. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18890730.2.13?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889
6. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18890726.2.23?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889
7. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18890730.2.36?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07- 1889
8. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18890730.2.15?end_date=29-08-1889&items_per_page=10&query=Gillies&snippet=true&start_date=25-07-1889

• Marriage - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage cert 1867/4480 to Agnes
• Death - Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Death cert 1889/5671 aged 61Y
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gillies