John Lillie (1806–1866) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, educationist, and naturalist active in
Hobart, Tasmania. Born to a Glasgow merchant and educated at the
University of Glasgow, he came to Hobart in 1837 to succeed
Archibald Macarthur as representative of the
Church of Scotland there. From 1838 to 1954 he was president of the Hobart Mechanics' Institute where he gave popular annual lectures. He was also a
fellow and honorary secretary of the
Royal Society of Tasmania. In 1861 he removed to
Christchurch, New Zealand, where he died on 15 January 1866.[1][2][3]
References
^Roe, Michael,
"Lillie, John (1806–1866)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 December 2018