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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

The Hon. James Farmer

The Hon. James Farmer, called to the Legislative Council in 1871, resigned his seat in 1874. He was a native of Fifeshire. Scotland, and arrived in Auckland on the 1st
Hon. J. Farmer.

Hon. J. Farmer.

of April, 1847, by the ship “Louisa Campbell.” For many years he was manager of the One Tree Hill estate, near Onehunga, for the firm of Messrs Brown, Campbell and Co., but, being a large shareholder in the celebrated Caledonian mine at the Thames, he made a fortune and returned to Fifeshire. There he bought a small property near St. Andrews, and lived in retirement there and in London.