David Forsyth Main (1831 – 27 July 1880) was a 19th-century member of parliament in

Otago Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ...

, New Zealand. Main was one of three candidates in the electorate in the , when he came a close second to

James Benn Bradshaw James Benn Bradshaigh Bradshaw (22 September 1832 – 1 September 1886) was a 19th-century member of parliament in the Otago region of New Zealand. He also played cricket. Private life He was born in Barton Blount, South Derbyshire, England, t ...

. Main represented the

Port Chalmers Port Chalmers () is a town serving as the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Port Chalmers lies ten kilometres inside Otago Harbour, some 15 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's city centre. History Early Māori settlement The or ...

electorate from to 1870, when he retired. He was a barrister and died in Dunedin aged 48.

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1831 births 1880 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1866 New Zealand general election 19th-century New Zealand lawyers Members of the Otago Provincial Council {{NewZealand-politician-stub