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Biography: Martin, William

Bishop George Augustus Selwyn (left) and his friend William Martin, the former chief justice of New Zealand, photographed in the early 1860s

Bishop George Augustus Selwyn (left) and his close friend William Martin, the former chief justice of New Zealand, photographed in the early 1860s

Bishop George Augustus Selwyn (left) and his close friend William Martin, the former chief justice of New Zealand, photographed in the early 1860s

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G. P. Barton. 'Martin, William', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/723/bishop-george-augustus-selwyn-left-and-his-close-friend-william-martin-the-former-0 (accessed 2 July 2026).