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Haurongo: Branigan, St John

Haurongo tūhonohono

Fox, William

1812 (year uncertain)–1893

Explorer, politician, premier, painter, social reformer

Hocken, Thomas Morland

1836–1910

Doctor, historian, collector, bibliographer

Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant

1820–1895

Public servant, politician, naturalist

McLean, Donald

1820–1877

Administrator, runholder, politician, provincial superintendent

Richardson, John Larkins Cheese

1810–1878

Soldier, provincial superintendent, politician

Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki

Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki

?–1893

Rongowhakaata leader, military leader, prophet, religious founder

Thomson, John Bell

1835 (year uncertain)–1896

Police officer, detective

Vogel, Julius

1835–1899

Journalist, politician, premier, writer

Whitmore, George Stoddart

1829–1903

Soldier, military leader, runholder, politician

Biographies that mention Branigan, St John

'A champion long-distance ped'

Scott, Joseph

1860–1908

Bootmaker, pedestrian

Weldon, Thomas King

1826 to 1829 (year uncertain)–1894

Police officer

Tāngia te kōrero katoa

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Richard S. Hill. 'Branigan, St John', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/126201/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).