Clan Troup

George Michael Troup (September 8, 1780–April 26, 1856)

George Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He was the son of George Troup and Catherine McIntosh, the Georgia-born daughter of Captain John McIntosh, a British military officer and the chief of the Mackintosh clan.

Sir George Alexander Troup (21 October 1863 - 4 October 1941)

Sir George Troup was an engineer, architect, and statesman in New Zealand. He was the  first official architect of the New Zealand Railways, and later became the Mayor of Wellington.

Born in London to Scottish parents, Troup grew up in Edinburgh, and after the death of his father he was sent to Aberdeen to be educated at Robert Gordon's College, where he received free tuition and board because he was the son of an Aberdeen burgess.
Troup later returned to Edinburgh, where he trained as an architect and engineer, and in 1882 he was employed as a draughtsman by the architect J.J.A. Chesser.

Two years later, in 1884, he emigrated to New Zealand. Troup spent nearly 40 years working with the New Zealand Railways Department, where he was eventually responsible for designing railway stations, viaducts, and bridges. It is said that his greatest achievement was the design and construction of Dunedin Railway Station in 1906.

Between 1927 and 1931, George Troup served at the 23rd Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand's capital, and after stepping down as Mayor, Troup stood for parliament, albeit unsuccessfully, in the election of 1931. He was knighted in 1937.

Sir George Troup died in Wellington in 1941, just a few weeks before his 78th birthday. He was survived by his wife Annie Mary Sloan, three daughters, and one son.

Dunedin Railway Station sometime in the 1920s.