LEADER 02780nam 2200421 450 001 9910795387503321 005 20230817185612.0 010 $a1-988592-11-9 035 $a(CKB)4940000000152169 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5988835 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000152169 100 $a20200114h20192018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSlippery Jim or patriotic statesman? $eJames Macandrew of Otago /$fR.J. Bunce 210 1$aDunedin, New Zealand :$cOtago University Press,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (375 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-988531-35-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index. 330 $aThis is a biography of one of New Zealands most colourful and persuasive politicians. When James Macandrew arrived in Dunedin from Scotland in 1851, other settlers were impressed by his energy and enthusiasm for new initiatives. With his finger in a lot of commercial pies, he set about making himself a handsome income which he eventually lost, declaring himself bankrupt and ending up in a debtors prison for a time. Politics became another enterprise at which he threw himself with a passion. Macandrew was a member of Otago Provincial Council for 10 years, during which time he held almost all the elected positions in that body. He was superintendent of Otago for a further decade, and at the same time he was a member of parliament for 29 years. This is the warts-and-all story of a Victorian settler who was a devoted family man, a staunch Presbyterian and a consummate politician. It examines the numerous local institutions that benefited from Macandrews touch the University of Otago, the Art School (now Otago Polytechnic School of Art), the Normal School (later the College of Education) along with his contributions to the building of roads, railways, wharves, harbours, schools and churches. Macandrew made plenty of enemies along the way, and has been severely judged by history. This re-examination of his life and political work reveals a man who both inspired and infuriated the citizens of Otago, and New Zealand, for almost four decades.--$cSource other than Library of Congress. 606 $aPoliticians$zNew Zealand$vBiography 606 $aLegislators$zNew Zealand$vBiography 607 $aNew Zealand$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPoliticians 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a320.993 700 $aBunce$b R. J.$01583766 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795387503321 996 $aSlippery Jim or patriotic statesman$93867167 997 $aUNINA