Джордж Хантер (политик, родился в 1821 году)
Джордж Хантер (1821 - 6 августа 1880 г.) был политиком в Новой Зеландии 19 -го века.
Биография
[ редактировать ]Годы | Срок | Электорат | Вечеринка | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1871 –1875 | 5 -й | Город Веллингтон | Независимый | ||
1875 –1879 | 6 -й | Город Веллингтон | Независимый |
Хантер родился в Банффире , Шотландия, в 1821 году. [ 1 ] Он был старшим сыном Джорджа Хантера , первого мэра Веллингтона . [ 2 ] Он приехал в Новую Зеландию со своими родителями, шестью сестрами и тремя братьями. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Он работал в бизнесе своего отца в качестве генерального торговца и агента судоходства. Его отец умер в 1843 году, дело делового партнера его отца Кеннет Бетьюн умер в 1855 году, а Хантер стал единственным владельцем бизнеса. [ 4 ]
Хантер был назначен в Законодательный совет провинции Нью -Мюнстер в 1848 году. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Впервые он был избран в провинциальный совет Веллингтона 5 ноября 1857 года для избирателей города Веллингтон и служил до отмены правительства провинции в октябре 1876 года. [ 6 ] Он был членом Исполнительного совета Веллингтона в 1858 году, в 1871 году и в 1873 году. [ 7 ]
Он представлял избиратель города Веллингтон с 1871 по 1879 год, когда он потерпел поражение Уильямом Хатчисоном . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Он также сидел в городском совете Веллингтона до 1879 года и был побежден Хатчисоном, когда он стоял за мэрию Веллингтона на дополнительных выборах . [ 9 ]
«В первые дни поселения Geo. Hunter II был главным владельцем Island Bay Estate и на своей факультете на заливе Bread Bred Stock и успешно выставлялась ... часть островного залива была подразделена партнерами и предложена для продажи. Аукционом по господам Bethune & Co., в марте 1879 года ... " [ 10 ]
Hunter also had a farm in Te Aro, which is now part of the Wellington central business district. The central part of his land is now covered by Upper Dixon Street, Percival Street, and Macdonald Crescent.[ 11 ] Hunter had a further 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) farm in Porangahau in the Hawke's Bay Region, which he took up in circa 1854. Through purchasing neighbouring land, he increased the size to 32,000 acres (13,000 ha). Hunter lived in Wellington, and the Porangahau farm was run by his brothers David and William. Sheep numbers increased rapidly, from an initial flock of 500 to 27,000 by 1875. A new shearing shed was built in 1876, and with 30 stands, it is one of the largest ever built in the North Island. Now known as the woolshed, it is listed as a Category I heritage structure by Heritage New Zealand.[12] A chapel built by Hunter in the 1870s near the homestead is registered as a Category II heritage structure.[13]
His son took over the running of the farm from his uncles in 1877.[12] He was later joined by his younger brother Paul.[14]
Hunter was married to a sister of Major James Paul, who was later Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives (1877–1880).[9][15] His wife died in 1868.[9] Hunter died after a short illness at his home in Wellington's Dixon Street on 6 August 1880. His wife and three daughters had died before him; he was survived by two sons and two daughters.[2] His funeral was attended by nearly 100 members of both Houses of Parliament.[16] He was buried at Bolton Street Cemetery.[17]
His son George Hunter was also an MP.[18]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Scholefield 1940, p. 420.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Death of Mr. George Hunter". The Evening Post. Vol. XX, no. 183. 7 August 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator. Vol. I, no. 4. 2 May 1840. p. 3.
- ^ Scholefield 1940, pp. 67, 420.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 30.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 238.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 236.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 206f.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Scholefield 1940, p. 421.
- ^ Irvine-Smith 1948, pp. 260f.
- ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 44. 20 August 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Porangahau Station Woolshed". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Porangahau Station Chapel". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "History". Chapelwick Coastal Estate and Historic Chapel. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 253.
- ^ "Latest Parliamentary News and Gossip". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XVII, no. 5846. 12 August 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 207.
References
[edit]- Irvine-Smith, F. L. (1948). The Streets of My City: Wellington New Zealand. Wellington: AH & AW Reed.
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- 1821 births
- 1880 deaths
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1879 New Zealand general election
- Members of the Wellington Provincial Council
- Members of Wellington provincial executive councils
- Wellington City Councillors
- Burials at Bolton Street Cemetery
- New Zealand MPs for Wellington electorates
- People from Banffshire
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians