Peter McSkimming

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Peter McNish McSkimming (1872 - 1941) was an Independent Member of Parliament for Clutha, in the South Island of New Zealand.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Peter McSkimming represented the Clutha electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives as an Independent from 1931 to his retirement in 1935 (Bassett, p.67).

McSkimming was chairman of the South Otago Freezing Co., Kaitangata Coal Co., Dominion Fertilizer Co., Bruce Woollen Co. and New Zealand Refrigerating Co. (Hunt, p.153; notes that McSkimming & Son with Todd & Lambert family interests became McSkimming Industries in 1917).

[edit] Further Reading

  • Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago and Southland Biography Edited by Jane Thomson (1998, Dunedin City Council, Dunedin)
  • Three Party Politics in New Zealand, 1911-1931 by Michael Bassett (1982, Historical Publications, Auckland)
  • The Rich List: Wealth and Enterprise in New Zealand 1820-2000 by Graeme Hunt (2000, Reed Books, Auckland)


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