Alexander Peebles (10 January 1856 – 11 April 1934) was a New Zealand carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician and businessman. He was born in Kingsbarns,

Fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...

, Scotland in 1856. He became a member of the Coromandel County Council in the 1880s. He joined the

Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region, Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and northeast of Rotorua. The town is situated at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. The Whakatāne Dis ...

Road Board in 1899, and served as the first chairman of the Whakatane County Council from 1900.

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1856 births 1934 deaths New Zealand mining businesspeople New Zealand gold prospectors New Zealand businesspeople People from Kingsbarns British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand city councillors People from Whakatāne {{NewZealand-politician-stub