成人快手

Experience of Scots abroad 1830s-1939Scottish emigrants in New Zealand

Thousands of Scots migrated to the rest of the UK and abroad during the 1800s. Scots had a significant impact on the New World, with some achieving great wealth and success.

Part of HistoryMigration and Empire

Scottish emigrants in New Zealand

Peter Fraser

Peter Fraser
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Peter Fraser

Peter Fraser emigrated from Tain to Auckland in 1910. He was an important politician who helped to found the New Zealand Labour Party in 1916 - he was elected as Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1940.

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