David Forsyth Main Explained

David Forsyth Main (1831 – 27 July 1880) was a 19th-century member of parliament in Otago, New Zealand.

Main was one of three candidates in the electorate in the, when he came a close second to James Benn Bradshaw.^[1]

Main represented the Port Chalmers electorate from to 1870, when he retired.^[2]

He was a barrister and died in Dunedin aged 48.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. News: Declaration of the Poll . 10 January 2017 . Lake Wakatip Mail . 304 . 28 March 1866 . 2.
2. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 218.
3. Web site: Death . Otago Witness . 31 July 1880 .
4. Web site: Death . Otago Daily Times . 28 July 1880 .