David Hunter Mervyn was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Otago region of New Zealand.
He represented the Manuherikia electorate from 1867 to 1870 through winning the by-election on 15 May, and then the Mount Ida electorate from 1871 (having won the 17 February general election) to 1875, when he retired.[1]
In 1871 he was censured after an incident in Parliament, during which Wi Parata offered to remove him by force.[2] [3]
In 1884 while at Roxburgh he was sued by his housekeeper (Kate Mann) for unpaid wages and for breach of promise of marriage.[4] [5] The "breach of promise" case was later withdrawn.[6]
He was referred to in 1891 as the late Mr D. H. Mervyn.[7]