| Edward Jollie | |
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| Edward Jollie | |
| Member of Parliament for Cheviot |
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| In office 1859–1860 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1825 |
| Died | 7 August 1894 |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Jollie |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
Edward Jollie (1825 – 7 August 1894) was a pioneer land surveyor in New Zealand, initially as a cadet surveyor with the New Zealand Company. He followed his elder brother Francis Jollie to New Zealand, arriving on the barque Brougham in Wellington in 1842. Later he worked in the Wairau, and in Canterbury, where he laid out the new town of Christchurch in 1850.
Later he was briefly the first Member of Parliament for the Cheviot electorate 1859-60[1], being elected in December 1859.[2] In his diary, he says about his parliamentary career that "In the Assembly I voted with the Government, but only spoke once in a debate, and then briefly."[3]
He farmed in Southbridge, Canterbury. He was active on the Canterbury Provincial Council from 1865 until the abolition of the provinces in 1876. He held several posts including Secretary of Public Works and Provincial Treasurer.
After his wife Florence died in 1873 he lived with his six daughters and two sons in Europe from 1877 and when they returned to New Zealand in 1884 settled in Patea (for no reason known to the family, but possibly wanting to avoid Canterbury after Florence’s death).
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Cheviot 1859–1860 |
Succeeded by Frederick Weld |