Milligan, Robert, J.P.

- bn Oamaru 1869 d. Oamaru? 1953. Businessman and politician. President Union 1910/11. Union Committee 1909/10; 1911-14; 1916/7. Finance Committee 1919/20. Milligan was an early member of Oamaru Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon, Secretary, Secretary of the Building Committee and taught Sunday School. A businessman committed to the town of Oamaru, he was instrumental in bringing the Harbour Board and Borough Council to a firm financial foundation. He was Secretary of Oamaru’s No-License Assn which had success in the Oamaru electorate. As Mayor of Oamaru he initiated the building of the town hall and public baths and served on the boards of the prestigious Waitaki High Schools. He received a King’s medal for services to Oamaru. A Baptist through and through, Milligan was an enthusiastic supporter of mission and of the establishment of a Baptist Theological College, making a sizeable donation to the College cause. Refs: NZB November 1910, 201; obituary NZB August 1953, 175.