William Henry Eyes
William Henry Eyes | |
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5th Superintendent of Marlborough Province | |
In office 23 October 1865 – February 1870 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Seymour |
Succeeded by | Arthur Seymour |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairau | |
In office 15 February 1861 – December 1871 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Weld |
Succeeded by | Arthur Seymour |
Personal details | |
Born | 1819 Liverpool, England |
Died | 12 April 1907 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 87–88)
William Henry Eyes (1819 – 12 April 1907) was a British-born, New Zealand politician who was the fifth Superintendent of the Marlborough Province, and who represented the Wairau electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for many years. Born in England, Eyes had emigrated to Australia in 1839. He was jailed at Parramatta Gaol for a year before he was pardoned, after which he immediately emigrated to New Zealand.
Early life
Eyes was born in
New Zealand
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1861–1866 | 3rd | Wairau | Independent | ||
1866–1870 | 4th | Wairau | Independent | ||
1871 | 5th | Wairau | Independent |
In New Zealand, Eyes managed a sheep station for George Duppa, then managed Richmond Brook, and then Meadowbank Station.[1]
He represented the
In the 1884 election, he contested the Picton electorate, but was beaten by Edward Connolly.[10]
In his later years, he lived in Wellington,[11] where he died on 12 April 1907.[12]
Notes
- ^ a b c Scholefield 1940, pp. 234f.
- ^ "Sydney". Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser. Vol. 2. Windsor, NSW. 18 July 1844. p. 1. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Morning Chronicle. Vol. 2. Sydney, NSW. 16 July 1845. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. IV, no. 180. 16 August 1845. p. 93. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 105.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 203.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 205.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 206.
- ^ "Local and General News". Wellington Independent. Vol. XXVI, no. 3366. 8 December 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "The General Election, 1884". National Library. 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- The Marlborough Express. Vol. XLI, no. 86. 13 April 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XLII. 13 April 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
References
- Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.