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Thomas McDonnell Sr.
Thomas McDonnell Sr. (1788 in County Antrim, Ireland – 13 September 1864 in Onehunga, Auckland) was a timber trader and Resident (title), Additional British Resident in New Zealand. His oldest son was Colonel Thomas McDonnell. He first arrived in New Zealand, with his family, in 1831 and established a timber-trading business at Horeke on the Hokianga Harbour. He later returned to England and was appointed Resident (title), Additional British Resident in New Zealand in late 1834 or early 1835. He did not arrive back in New Zealand until July 1835. He resigned as Additional Resident just one year later after several disputes with Resident (title), British Resident James Busby. After ongoing disputes with Māori people, Māori, other settlers and officials in the Hokianga, McDonnell moved to Whangarei in 1858, and then immediately to Onehunga. He died there after a fall from his horse in 1864. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident (title)
A resident minister, or resident for short, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule. A resident usually heads an administrative area called a residency. "Resident" may also refer to resident spy, the chief of an espionage operations base. Resident ministers This full style occurred commonly as a diplomatic rank for the head of a mission ranking just below envoy, usually reflecting the relatively low status of the states of origin and/or residency, or else difficult relations. On occasion, the resident minister's role could become extremely important, as when in 1806 the Bourbon king Ferdinand IV fled his Kingdom of Naples, and Lord William Bentinck, the British Resident, authored (1812) a new and relatively liberal constitution. Residents could also be posted to nations which had significant foreign influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
