Henry Robert Richmond (June 1829 – 7 December 1890) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and farmer. He was

Superintendent Superintendent may refer to: *Superintendent (police), Superintendent of Police (SP), or Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), a police rank *Prison warden or Superintendent, a prison administrator *Superintendent (ecclesiastical), a church exec ...

Taranaki Province ''For the current top-level subdivision of Taranaki in New Zealand, see Taranaki region'' The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Initially known as New Plymouth Province, ...

from 1865 to 1869.

Biography

Born in

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, England, in June 1869, Richmond was the brother of

James Crowe Richmond James Crowe Richmond (22 September 1822 – 19 January 1898) was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape. Early life Richmond was born in London, England, the son of Christopher Ric ...

Jane Maria Atkinson Jane Maria Atkinson (née Richmond; 15 September 1824 – 29 September 1914) was a New Zealand pioneer, writer, and the first Pākehā woman to climb Mount Taranaki. Early life Maria grew up in a Unitarian household. The early death of her father ...

and William Richmond. They were part of the Richmond-Atkinson family of Taranaki who were all related by marriage. Henry Richmond was educated at

University College School ("Slowly but surely") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day school , religion = , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Mark Beard , r_head_label = , r_hea ...

, and then at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

where he studied mathematics and chemistry. Richmond emigrated to New Zealand in 1851 with his brother, James. Richmond married Mary Blanche Hursthouse (1840–1864) in 1858, and then Emma Jane Parris (1845–1921) in 1868. He had four children by Mary and three by Emma. After serving as Superintendent of Taranaki Province between 1865 and 1869, Richmond moved to

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

, where he studied law in the offices of Fell and Atkinson. Following his admission as a barrister and solicitor, he returned to

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

in 1875, where he practised until shortly before his death. Richmond sought medical advice in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

in late 1890, and died there on 7 December of that year. He was buried at

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Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, Henry 1829 births 1890 deaths Superintendents of New Zealand provincial councils Atkinson–Hursthouse–Richmond family 19th-century New Zealand politicians Politicians from London English emigrants to New Zealand People educated at University College School Alumni of University College London 19th-century New Zealand lawyers Burials at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch