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

Mr. James Horsburgh

Mr. James Horsburgh was born in Edinburgh in 1851, and was apprenticed to the wholesale stationery business in his native city. In 1875, he came out to the Colony of New South Wales to take the management of a large paper mill, and after three and a half years crossed the Tasman Sea to Dunedin and established an extensive bookselling and stationery business, which he carried on at 97 George Street. During his residence in Dunedin Mr. Horsburgh was always ready to assist any movement for the public good of Otago. For six or seven years he was a member of the Mornington borough council, and occupied the mayoral chair for one year. In 1896, he was elected a member of the Dunedin licensing committee, on which he long held a seat; for many years he was chairman of the Mornington school committee, and took a prominent part in promoting the erection of the new school premises in that suburb. Mr. Horsburgh also took a keen interest in the establishment of the Dunedin retailers' association, of which he was a vice-president. Some time ago his business was bought out by Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, and he is now (1904), a buyer in England for that firm.

Princes And High Streets, Dunedin.

Princes And High Streets, Dunedin.