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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mr. Archibald Alexander Mcwilliam

Mr. Archibald Alexander Mcwilliam , Town Clerk and Returning Officer of Hampden, was born at Moeraki, in 1862. He was educated in the Hampden district, and brought up to agricultural pursuits. Mr. McWilliam is the owner of a freehold farm of 150 acres. He has held the office of town clerk since 1889, and has long been connected with local institutions, such as the Cemetery Trust and Mechanics' Institute and the local school committee. His volunteer experience dates back to 1879, when he became a member of the Hampden Rifles, in which he served until the disbandment of that corps, and was successively lieutenant and captain. He still holds the latter rank. Mr. McWilliam was married, in 1884, to a daughter of Mr. P. Carmichael, of Hampden, and has five sons and three daughters.