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… (1809–78). Anglican, Primate of New Zealand. A new biography of Selwyn, George … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George Augustus Selwyn was born at Church Row, Hampstead, on 5 April 1809, the second son of William and …
… (1823–91). Sheepowner, statesman, and British colonial Governor. A new biography of … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Frederick Aloysius Weld was the third son of Humphrey Weld and Maria Christina, daughter of Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, and was born at Chideock, …
… (1839–93). Prime Minister, newspaper editor and proprietor. A new biography of … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. John Ballance was born on 27 March 1839, the eldest son … Ireland. His father was a farmer, a descendant of seventeenth century Puritan immigrants to the north of Ireland …
… (1822–98). Runholder, statesman and public servant. A new biography of Bell, Francis … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Francis Dillon Bell was born in France on 8 October … Cumberland), had made a runaway marriage with Fanny, daughter of the Rev. J. Matthews of Cirencester, and carried on …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. James Busby was the second son of John Busby, a … and his wife Sarah, née Kennedy. In 1824 the family migrated to New South Wales. John Busby gained fame by salvaging … as a coal-mining surveyor and constructor of Sydney's water supply. James Busby, always a man of ideas, had studied …
… a port, though the importance of orcharding and the associated food-processing industries to Hastings, the more differentiated manufacturing structure of Napier, and the strikingly different sites of the two cities confirm one in an impression of two …
… in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Harry Albert Atkinson was born in Broxton, Cheshire, on 1 November 1831. His father, John, was an architect and engineer, whose work took him first to Hurworth, … Durham, and then Friendsbury, Kent. It was in the latter county that Harry received his education at Rochester …
… Many New Zealanders have emigrated to Australia where they have risen to the top of their … are some of the more important New Zealand expatriates living in Australia. Baume, Frederick Ehrenfried (1900– ). Novelist, journalist, and broadcaster. Frederick Ehrenfried Baume was born on 29 May 1900 at …
… (1812–93). Statesman and social reformer. A new biography of Fox, William … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. William Fox was the third son of George Townshend Fox, of Durham, a deputy lieutenant of the county, and was born on 20 January 1812 at …
… (1819–1901). Landowner and statesman. A new biography of Stafford, Edward William appears … in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Edward William Stafford was born in Edinburgh on 23 … cousin of the Scottish historian, P. F. Tytler. Stafford entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1836, but he did not take a …