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Haurongo: Carter, Charles Rooking

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Carter, Charles Rooking

1822–1896

Builder, businessman, politician, writer, philanthropist

Featherston, Isaac Earl

1813–1876

Doctor, politician, provincial superintendent

Grey, George

1812–1898

Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar

Masters, Joseph

1802–1873

Cooper, community leader, farmer, politician, writer

Wakefield, Edward Jerningham

1820–1879

Adventurer, writer, politician

Biographies that mention Carter, Charles Rooking

Bennett, Mary Jane

1816 (year uncertain)–1885

Lighthouse keeper

Carter, Charles Rooking

1822–1896

Builder, businessman, politician, writer, philanthropist

Fitzherbert, William

1810–1891

Merchant, politician, provincial superintendent

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

G. H. Sutherland. 'Carter, Charles Rooking', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990, whakahou December 2005. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/126345/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).