Charles Beard Izard (4 December 1829 – 23 October 1904) was a 19th-century

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and lawyer in

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, New Zealand.

Biography

Early life

Izard was born in

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, England, and educated at

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and

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, graduating in mathematics in 1854. After studying at

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he was admitted to the

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in England. He married Miss Mary Ann Hayward from Sussex in 1859. She died in Wellington on 18 July 1900 aged 71 years. In 1860 they emigrated to Auckland, and that year moved to Wellington. He was a Crown solicitor and partner in the law firm that became

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. His son, Charles Hayward Izard, was a partner in that firm from 1882 to 1897. He was on the boards of local schools and local companies e.g. the

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and the Meat Export Company. He retired from the law in 1887 due to failing eyesight.''Evening Post''; 21 October 1904 p5

Political career

He contested the and in the electorate, where he was second of six candidates (1881), beaten by

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. He represented the

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electorate from to 1890, when he was defeated (for the Hutt electorate). His son Charles Hayward Izard was also a Member of Parliament.

References

1829 births 1904 deaths Alumni of King's College London Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Burials at Bolton Street Cemetery Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Wellington electorates People from Brighton English emigrants to New Zealand 19th-century New Zealand politicians 19th-century New Zealand lawyers Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1881 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub