Bendix Hallenstein [SEP] place of death
Bendix Hallenstein
Bendix Hallenstein (c. 24 January 1835 – 6 January 1905) was a merchant, statesman, and manufacturer from Dunedin, New Zealand.
Biography.
Hallenstein was born in Bisperode in the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. The retail chain of clothing stores in New Zealand, Hallensteins, still bears his name. He also founded the D.I.C. (department store) in Dunedin in 1884.
Hallenstein married Mary Mountain (1826-1907) in England in 1861. They had four daughters; Sara (married
and Hallenstein who the Town Committee turned to, to plan the building of a new schoolhouse.
In July 1866 a public meeting of electors was held in the Queen's Arms Hotel for the purpose of nominating and hearing candidates for the office of Mayor. Robertson won the nomination receiving 14 votes, Bendix Hallenstein received 13 votes and Dennis G Macdonnell received 9 votes. Robertson contested the election with a Mr W. Fuller of the Scandinavian Company, a new arrival. Queenstown's first mayoral election took place on Saturday 21 July 1866