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Thomas Beckham
Thomas Beckham (1810 – 31 July 1875) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. He represented the City of Auckland (New Zealand electorate), City of Auckland electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament from 1855 to 1859, but resigned before the end of his term and did not serve in any subsequent Parliament. He was also a member of the Auckland Province, Auckland Provincial Council, representing the City of Auckland electorate in 1855–1856. During most of that time, he was a member of the Auckland Executive Council. Notes References * 1810 births 1875 deaths Flagstaff War New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates Members of the Auckland Provincial Council Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of Auckland provincial executive councils 19th-century New Zealand politicians Date of birth missing Sheriffs of New Zealand {{NewZealand-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Auckland (New Zealand Electorate)
City of Auckland was a New Zealand electorate formed for the election of 1853. It covered the core of Auckland during the early days of New Zealand democracy, when the city was small enough to be covered by two or three seats. It existed from 1853 to 1860, and from 1890 to 1905. Population centres The City of Auckland electorate was one of the original electorates, and was used in the country's first election. It covered a territory roughly corresponding to the central business district of the city today, and was surrounded by another electorate called Auckland Suburbs. As the city was growing rapidly, however, the electorate did not last long – in the 1860 election, it was divided into Auckland East and Auckland West. At the 1890 election, however, the total number of seats was reduced. This necessitated the re-creation of a seat to cover all of inner Auckland. This was accomplished by merging most of Auckland Central, Auckland West, Auckland North and Ponsonby, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |