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1852 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1852 in New Zealand. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1852 is 63,100 Māori and 27,633 non-Māori. Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Queen Victoria *Governor – Sir George Grey Government and law *30 June: With the passing by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 to grant the British colony self-government with a representative constitution the way is set for New Zealand’s first general election which will be held on 1 October 1853; the New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 is repealed. * Chief Justice — William Martin * Lieutenant Governor, New Munster — Edward John Eyre * Lieutenant Governor, New Ulster — Robert Henry Wynyard Main centre leaders *Mayor of Auckland — Archibald Clark Events *At the second election for the Council of the Borough of Auckland insufficient councillors are elected and the Council ceases functioning. *19 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Of State
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and legitimacy. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government and more (such as the president of the United States, who is also commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces). In a parliamentary system, such as the United Kingdom or India, the head of state usually has mostly ceremonial powers, with a separate head of government. However, in some parliamentary systems, like South Africa, there is an executive president that is both head of state and head of government. Likewise, in some parliamentary systems the head of state is not the head of government, but still has significant powers, for example Morocco. In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Clark (politician)
Archibald Clark (1805 – 17 October 1875) was a Scottish 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand. He was the first Mayor of Auckland in 1851. His company, Archibald Clark and Sons, manufactured clothing and was a wholesaler. Early life Clark was born in Beith, Scotland, in 1805, the son of Andrew Clark. He attended the University of Glasgow to become a Presbyterian minister, but returned home to take over his ill father's business before completing his studies. His first wife was Margaret McCosh, the daughter of a wealthy coal mine owner. Their eldest son, James Clark, was born in 1833 in Beith and became a mayor of Auckland (1880–1883). Clark decided to emigrate and they left London on the barque ''Thames'' on 18 July 1849, and arrived in Auckland with his third wife and four children on 25 November. Clark and his family were some of the earliest European settlers of Remuera. Professional career Clark established a drapery store in Shortland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of New Zealand History
This is a timeline of the history of New Zealand that includes only events deemed to be of principal importance – for less important events click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand. Prehistory (to 1000 CE) * 85 mya: Around this time New Zealand splits from the supercontinent Gondwana. * 5 mya: New Zealand's climate cools as Australia drifts north. Animals that have adapted to warm temperate and subtropical conditions become extinct. * 26,500 BP: The Taupō volcano erupts extremely violently, covering much of the country with volcanic ash and causing the Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ... to avulse from the Hauraki Plains to its current path through the Waikato to the Tasman Sea. * 18,000 BP: New Zealand's North and Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Years In New Zealand
The table of years in New Zealand is a tabular display of all years in New Zealand, for overview and quick navigation to any year. While a chronological century would include the years (e.g.) 1801 to 1900, and hence a decade would be 1801-1810 etc., for encyclopedic purposes the 100 years and 10 year spans of 1800-1899 and 1800-1809 etc. have been used respectively. __TOC__ Up to 1800 Prior to 1800 in New Zealand 1800s in New Zealand 1900s in New Zealand 2000s in New Zealand See also *Timeline of New Zealand history *History of New Zealand *Military history of New Zealand *Timeline of the New Zealand environment *Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in New Zealand, List of New Zealand history-related lists New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Edward McDonogh
Arthur Edward McDonogh (c.1810 – 26 October 1852) was a New Zealand policeman, police magistrate, militia officer and roading supervisor. He was born in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... in c.1810. References 1810s births 1852 deaths New Zealand police officers Irish emigrants (before 1923) to New Zealand {{NewZealand-crime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Valpy
William Henry Valpy (2 January 1793 – 25 September 1852) was a noted early settler of Dunedin, New Zealand. He is sometimes referred to locally as "The father of Saint Clair", as he was the first settler in the area now occupied by the suburb of Saint Clair. Valpy was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of English educationalist Richard Valpy and the younger brother of the English printer and publisher Abraham John Valpy. On 12 January 1810, Valpy petitioned the East India Company, with support from director William Astell, for admission to the East-India College with a view to obtaining a post with the Company in Bengal. In due course, Valpy was appointed a Magistrate & Collector. The responsibility of the role was the maintenance of law and order, and the collection of revenue. The role continues to exist in India in modified form as the District Magistrate. Valpy married Caroline Jeffreys (born 1804 in Kolkata) in Kanpur on the 1st of May 1826. Valpy's Magistrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Murphy (New Zealand Magistrate)
Michael Murphy (1806 – 14 August 1852) was a notable New Zealand clerk, police magistrate and sub-sheriff. He was born in Ireland in about 1806. References 1852 deaths 1806 births District Court of New Zealand judges Irish emigrants to New Zealand Colony of New Zealand judges Sheriffs of New Zealand {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susannah Noon
Susannah Noon (aka Susan Noon) (born between 1797 and 1800 in England) was the first known female convict emancipist from New South Wales to settle in the South Island of New Zealand. Transportation Noon was about 12 years old when she was convicted of the theft of four pairs of stockings by fraudulent means from a hosiers shop in Colchester, England. She was convicted at the Essex Quarters Sessions on 30 April 1810 and sentenced to seven years’ transportation. Noon left England on the ''Friends'' convict ship bound for New South Wales in April 1811. Marriages At the age of about 14, Noon married fellow convict William Docwra (aka Dockerell) on 25 November 1811 at St Matthews, Windsor, NSW. About 1820, the couple moved to Sydney where they ran a clothing shop at 68 George Street. Dockerell died on 22 January 1824. On 15 October 1825, Noon married Samuel Cave (aka Charles Samuel Cave and Charles James Cave) at St James, Sydney, despite the fact that he was a newly arrived conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Seton Hay
Peter Seton Hay (1852–19 March 1907) was a New Zealand civil engineer and public servant. He was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 12 July 1852. He was brought to Dunedin in April 1860. In 1875, he joined the Public Works Department, as an engineering cadet, and was awarded a University of Otago BA in 1877 and an MA in 1878. He married Mary Clarke on 22 April 1879 and was survived by her, four sons and a daughter. Peter Seton Hay helped build parts of the Main South Line, Central Otago, Midland and Catlins River railways, before moving to the Wellington head office in 1884. His works then included Timaru Harbour, the NIMT (with the Makohine, Mangaweka, Hapuawhenua, Taonui, Manganui-a-te-ao and Makatote viaducts), Awatere bridge; Farewell Spit Lighthouse, Rakaia Gorge Bridge, Christchurch Exhibition towers, Motueka Harbour and reports on the hydroelectric potential of the Waikato, Waikaremoana, Mangawhero–Wanganui and Lakes Coleridge, Hawea, Te Anau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewen Alison
Ewen William Alison (29 February 1852 – 6 June 1945) was a conservative politician who sat in both the House of Representatives (1902–1908) and the Legislative Council (1918–1932) of New Zealand. Biography He was born in Auckland on leap day in 1852. He won the Auckland electorate of Waitemata in the 1902 general election, and held it to 1908, when he retired. In 1905 Alison had been associated with the breakaway New Liberal Party led initially by Harry Bedford and Francis Fisher, but had left the group before the election in December. Alison contested the Waitemata electorate in the , but was eliminated in the first ballot. In 1918, Alison was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. He was reappointed in 1925 and served until the expiry of his second term in 1932. He died at his home in Takapuna Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand ( mi, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is New Zealand's legal deposit library charged with the obligation to "enrich the cultural and economic life of New Zealand and its interchanges with other nations" (''National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga) Act 2003''). Under the Act, the library's duties include collection, preserving and protecting the collections of the National Library, significant history documents, and collaborating with other libraries in New Zealand and abroad. The library supports schools through its Services to Schools business unit, which has curriculum and advisory branches around New Zealand. The Legal Deposit Office is New Zealand's agency for ISBN and ISSN. The library headquarters is close to the Parliament of New Zealand and the Court of Appeal on the corner of Aitken and Molesworth Streets, Wellington. History Origins The National Library of New Zealand was formed in 1965 when the General Assembly Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taranaki Herald
The ''Taranaki Herald'' was an afternoon daily newspaper, published in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It began publishing as a four-page tabloid on 4 August 1852. Until it ceased publication in 1989, it was the oldest daily newspaper in the country. History Early The newspaper was founded by William Collins and Garland William Woon, who hired William Morgan Crompton as its first editor. It began as a weekly paper, moved to twice-weekly publication in 1867 and began appearing daily in 1877. Crompton was replaced as editor in 1854 by Richard Pheney, who quit in November 1856 when he opposed the newspaper owner's support for George Cutfield over Charles Brown as Taranaki Superintendent. In May 1857 Pheney was appointed as the first editor of a rival newspaper, the '' Taranaki News'', which changed its name to the ''Taranaki Daily News'' when it began daily publication three years later. Woon, who took over as editor following Pheney's departure, became renowned for his reporting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
