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Charles Clifford

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Charles Clifford

A 'high-bred, courteous, kindly, and considerate English gentleman', Charles Clifford was speaker of the Wellington Provincial Council from 1853, and then the House of Representatives from 1854.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Urquhart Album (PA1-q-250)

Reference: PA1-q-250-51

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

H. A. L. Laing rāua ko K. A. Simpson. 'Clifford, Charles', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/364/charles-clifford (accessed 4 June 2026).