James Macandrew

In partnership with his brother-in-law William Reynolds, Macandrew bought a schooner, loaded it with cargo, and set sail for Otago with his family.

[2] Still working in partnership with his brother-in-law, Macandrew immediately became a major figure in the business community of Dunedin.

Reynolds, his brother-in-law, began to build up a shipping business, while Macandrew himself established a trading firm in the city.

He also defended the practice of opening Parliament with prayers (describing them as a necessary "acknowledgement of dependence on the Divine Being"), and lobbied that all Parliamentary debates be published.

For his last six and a half years in Parliament, he held the title of Father of the House, as the longest continuously serving MP.

One son, Dr Herbert Macandrew, became medical superintendent of the Seaview Asylum in Hokitika.