Robert Trimble (politician)

Robert Trimble (1824–1899) was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Taranaki, New Zealand.

He represented the Grey and Bell electorate from 1879 to 1881, and then the Taranaki electorate from 1881 to 1887 when he was defeated.

He was from Lancashire, migrated to New Zealand in 1875, and established a sawmill near Inglewood. His son W. H. Trimble was the first Hocken Librarian.

References

Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 241. OCLC 154283103.
Article on son W. H. Trimble

Parliament of New Zealand
Preceded by Frederic Alonzo Carrington	Member of Parliament for Grey and Bell 1879–1881	Constituency abolished

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Name	Trimble, Robert
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Date of birth	1824
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Date of death	1899
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