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Young Richard Seddon

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Young Richard Seddon

This is Richard John Seddon as a young man and rising businessman. He was to become mayor of Kumara in 1877.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: James Drummond, The life and work of Richard John Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, 1893-1906. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1907, p. 19

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Government and politics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21107/young-richard-seddon (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.