Timothy Gallagher (politician)

Timothy Gallagher (1840 – 24 August 1888) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the West Coast, New Zealand.

Gallagher, born in 1840, was from County Donegal in Ireland.

[1] He represented the Westland North electorate from 1868 to 1870, when he resigned[2] owing to urgent and private business affairs.

[3][4] During his time in parliament, he had advocated for the abolition of the provincial government system.

After a week, he unexpectedly died from pulmonary edema on 24 August 1888 at his home in Westport.