Henry Redwood (24 January 1823 – 9 November 1907) was a New Zealand farmer, politician and racehorse breeder.
Biography
He was born in
Tixall
Tixall is a small village and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the English county of Staffordshire lying on the western side of the Trent valley between Rugeley and Stone, Staffordshire and roughly 4 miles east of Stafford. The populat ...
, Staffordshire, England in 1823. He was a brother of
Francis Redwood
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Life
Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 on the Tixall estate, Staffordshire, England, a k ...
, a brother in law of
Joseph Ward
Sir Joseph George Ward, 1st Baronet, (26 April 1856 – 8 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 17th prime minister of New Zealand from 1906 to 1912 and from 1928 to 1930. He was a dominant figure in the Liberal and Unit ...
, and an uncle of
Vernon Redwood
Vernon Charles Redwood (14 April 1873 – 15 February 1954) was a maltster and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Redwood was born at Riverlands near Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand,Stafford Place in Appleby near
Richmond
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. He was a member of the
Nelson Provincial Council
Nelson Province was constituted in 1853 under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, and originally covered the entire upper South Island, including all of present-day Buller, Kaikoura, Marlborough, and Tasman districts, along with Nelson Ci ...
from 1863 and of the
Marlborough Provincial Council
:''(For the current top-level subdivision of Nelson in New Zealand, see Marlborough region)''
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from 1868. He contested the in the electorate against the incumbent,
William Henry Eyes
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 electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for many years. ...
, but received just 38% of the votes and was thus unsuccessful.
Racehorses
Henry Redwood was prominent in the thoroughbred racing industry. He was called the 'Father of the New Zealand Turf' and established a stud at Hednesford, likely the first in New Zealand. He imported the stallion, Sir Hercules, along with other bloodstock from Australia and France.
His wins included:
* On 4 March 1863 his mare, Ladybird, won the first New Zealand Champion Race against horses from Australia and New Zealand.
* the Wellington Cup twice: Korari in 1876 and Guy Fawkes in 1877.
* the Dunedin Cup with Lurline in 1874.
* the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap (which later became the New Zealand Cup): Peeress (1871), Kakapo (1873), Guy Fawkes (1876) and Mata (1877).
* the Canterbury Derby with Manuka (1869), Papapa (1873) and Songster (1876).
* the Nelson Cup with Clogs (1885), Alpine Rose (1886) and Awarua Rose (1892).
* the Marlborough Cup.
He was a steward for the Nelson Jockey Club from 1848.Henry Redwood also raced in partnership with Hugh Stafford, and later with
George Stead
George Gatonby Stead (17 August 1841 – 29 April 1908) was a notable New Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, and businessman.
Early life
Stead was born in 1841 in London, England to George Stead and Mary Gatonby. In 1849 th ...
.
His racing colours were a black jacket and red cap. These were also carried on by son, Joseph.
Henry Redwood was inducted into the
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame recognises and honours those whose achievements have enriched the New Zealand thoroughbred horse racing industry.
History
The Hall of Fame's first group of honorees were inducted in 2006, and inductions are he ...
in 2008 and he was the great great uncle of fellow member
Murray Baker
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Cricket
Baker played in one List A and seventeen first-class matches for Central Districts and Northern Districts from 1966 to ...