Name Andrew Cruikshank | Role Actor | |
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Died April 29, 1988, London, United Kingdom Children Marty Cruikshank, Harriet Cruickshank Books After the Wager, the Dice, and the Games: Making Up a Quartet Parents Andrew Cruickshank, Mary Cruickshank Movies and TV shows Dr Finlay's Casebook, Murder Most Foul, El Cid, The Body in the Library, Kidnapped Similar People George Pollock, Dan Cruickshank, Silvio Narizzano, Stuart Burge, Don Chaffey | ||
Andrew Rose Cruikshank (1820 – 10 February 1859) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
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Early life
Cruikshank was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of Alexander Cruikshank and Catherine, nee Dick. He emigrated around 1841.
Colonial Australia
Cruikshank arrived in Melbourne c. 1841 and invested in pastoral properties. Cruikshank was president of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1854 to 1856. In November 1856 Cruikshank was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Province Cruikshank was a member of the Council until resigning in March 1858. He was chairman of directors of the National Bank in 1858; as director, he was involved in a Supreme Court case in December 1858.
Cruikshank had married Ann Elizabeth Rickards, there were no children.