Edward McGlashan (12 December 1817 – 31 July 1889) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
[2] Inspired by his brother's work as secretary for the Otago Association, he decided to emigrate and left in 1848.
He went to Adelaide in South Australia, then Melbourne and finally Sydney, where he sold the books that he took with him for a good profit.
[3] Edward McGlashan worked at first as a registrar at the Supreme Court under Justice Sidney Stephen.
[2] He would later represent the North Harbour electorate in the 6th and 7th council, from 17 March 1871 until the abolition of the provincial governments on 31 October 1876.