Alfred Christopher Picard
Alfred Christopher Picard | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Motueka and Massacre Bay | |
In office 18 August 1853 – 15 September 1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 May 1824 London, England |
Died | 17 September 1855 Motueka, New Zealand | (aged 31)
Profession | Solicitor, politician |
Alfred Christopher Picard (24 May 1824 – 17 September 1855) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.
Picard was born in London in 1824. He arrived in New Zealand in 1848 with the Ajax and first settled in Nelson.[1] By 1853, he was living in Riwaka near Motueka, with his profession listed as solicitor.[2] He married Mary Ann Askew on 10 July 1850 and they had two sons; William Alfred and John Thomas.[citation needed]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1853–1855 | 1st | Motueka and Massacre Bay | Independent |
On 18 August 1853, Picard and
On 31 July 1855, an additional member was to be elected for the Nelson Provincial Council. Picard was the only candidate and was declared returned unopposed.[8] When the House of Representatives started its third session in early August 1855, James Mackay read a letter from Picard who was asking for a month's leave, but upon protest from Picard's adversary, William Travers, leave was denied.[9] The third parliamentary session was short and parliament, at the time based in Auckland, was dissolved on 15 September 1855 without Picard having attended this session.[5]
On 17 September 1855, Picard died in Motueka from heart failure.[10] He had never taken his seat at the Provincial Council, which would next meet in January 1856.[11] Picard was described as a "man of considerable culture and education and a brilliant speaker."[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Scholefield 1940, p. 166.
- ^ "Motueka and Massacre Bay". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 593. 16 July 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Nomination of Members for the Motueka". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 597. 13 August 1853. p. 7. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Election of a Member to represent the Motueka and Massacre Bay Districts in the General Assembly". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 598. 20 August 1853. p. 5. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 226.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 213f.
- ^ "Motueka Election". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XII, no. 599. 27 August 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Election Intelligence". The Nelson Examiner. Vol. XIV, no. 38. 8 August 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "General Assembly". The Nelson Examiner. Vol. XIV, no. 43. 25 August 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Died". The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XIV, no. 50. 19 September 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 210.
References
- Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- 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.