Often seen out in his blue bonnet and tartan plaid in early colonial Dunedin, Captain William Cargill was the first leader of the Free Church of Scotland’s settlement in Dunedin.
William Cargill
Personal details
Full Name:
William Walter Cargill
Lifetime:
28 Aug 1784 – 6 Aug 1860
Biography
Main image: Sound: transport for MPs
Transport to work was always a problem for parliamentarians – in 1862 the ship carrying the government to Wellington was wrecked.