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

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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McDowell, John , Storekeeper, Weston. This business was established in 1896, by its present proprietor. The premises consist of a double-fronted shop and residence, erected in stone, with stabling behind, and the land, which is freehold, is an acre and a quarter in extent. Mr. McDowell was born in county Antrim, Ireland, in 1837. He attended school in his native place, and was brought up chiefly to country life. In 1859 he went out to America, where he engaged in farming and speculating for seventeen years. After a short visit to Ireland, he came to Port Chalmers in 1876 by the ship “Oamaru,” and settled in North Otago. He was engaged in the agency business for a number of years in Oamaru, and was a member of the Borough Council for two terms, before establishing his business in Weston. Mr. McDowell is a Justice of the Peace, and has been a member of the Weston school committee. He was married, in 1864, in America, to a daughter of the late Mr. Henry Moison, of Scott, Courtland county, State of New York, and has two sons. Mr. McDowell visited the World's Fair at Chicago in 1892.