Robert Loughnan
Robert Andrew Loughnan (1 September 1841 – 14 September 1934) was a New Zealand farmer, journalist and politician. He was born in Patna, India on 1 September 1841. Henry Loughnan was his younger brother. They emigrated with their father and brothers to Australia in 1868. He was a Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 6 May 1907 (he was originally summoned on 22 January 1907, but was found to be disqualified) until 5 May 1914, which was the end of his seven-year term. Loughnan wrote a political biography of Joseph Ward.

He died in Wellington on 14 September 1934 and is buried at Karori Cemetery.

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1841 births
1934 deaths
New Zealand Liberal Party MLCs
19th-century New Zealand farmers
New Zealand journalists
Politicians from Patna
Burials at Karori Cemetery
British people in colonial India