James Kelham
James Kelham | |
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| Member of the 1st New Zealand Parliament for City of Wellington | |
| In office 1854โ1855 | |
| Prime Minister | James FitzGerald (head of the Executive Council) |
| Preceded by | n/a |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Featherston William Fitzherbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1796 |
| Died | 1882 Hutt |
| Occupation | Accountant |
James Kelham (1796 โ 1 April 1882) was a New Zealand businessman and politician.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853–1855 | 1st | City of Wellington | Independent
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He arrived in
Chamber of Commerce
in 1856.
He represented the
Justice of the Peace in 1870. He owned land in Lower Hutt where he had a cottage built in the 1870s or 1880s; the building is these days the gatehouse of Vogel House.[3]
He is buried in St James (Anglican) Churchyard, Lower Hutt. Ward's Early Wellington erroneously says he died in 1862.
References
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 118.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 238.
- ^ "Vogel House, Cottage and Grounds". Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- Evening Post, 3 April 1882 (Death notice)
- Timaru Herald, 5 April 1882 (Notes, page 2)
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840โ1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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