Hāmiora Mangakāhia (1838 – 4 June 1918) was a prominent

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chief and the first

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, the movement for an independent

parliament in New Zealand in the 1890s. Of

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descent, Mangakāhia was born in Waikaurau on the Coromandel Peninsula. In 1892 he was one of 19 chiefs elected to represent Te Tai Hauāuru in the Lower House of

at its first sitting at Waipatu Marae. As a leading organiser of the movement, he was nominated by fellow chiefs

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and

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to the position of

, which he held for the duration of the 1892 sitting of the parliament. Prior to his involvement in

, Mangakāhia unsuccessfully contested the Western Maori electorate in the New Zealand Parliament in the and s. In 1881, he came a distant second of four candidates, trailing Wiremu Te Wheoro by over 53% of the vote. In 1884, of eight candidates, he came seventh with 8.85% of the vote. Mangakāhia was also a frequent appellant to the Native Affairs Committee. He was married to

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, a leading figure in the movement for Women's suffrage in New Zealand. One of his daughters,

Mabel Mangakāhia Mēpara Te Aowhaitini Mangakāhia (4 September 1899 – 23 August 1940), known by the anglicised version Mabel of her given name, was a New Zealand district nurse who provided health support to Māori communities across the North Island. She was ...

, was a notable nurse.

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1838 births 1918 deaths Māori politicians Ngāti Whanaunga people People from Coromandel Peninsula Unsuccessful candidates in the 1881 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1902 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-politician-stub