Robert James Creighton

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Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1865–1866	3rd	Parnell	Independent

1869–1870	4th	Newton	Independent
1871–1875	5th	Eden	Independent

Robert James Creighton (1835–1893) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.

He represented the Parnell electorate from 1865 to 1866, when he retired. He then represented the Newton electorate from 1869 to 1870, when he retired. He then represented the Eden electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired.^[1]

Creighton moved to San Francisco, where he was agent for the Government of New Zealand. During a short residence at Honolulu, he became a member of the Government of Hawaii. He died suddenly at San Francisco, leaving a widow, a son, and a daughter.^[2]

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 191. OCLC 154283103.
↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by George Graham	Member of Parliament for Newton 1869–1870	Succeeded by William Swanson
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Eden 1871–1876	Succeeded by Joseph Tole
Government offices
Preceded by Walter M. Gibson	Kingdom of Hawaii Minister of Foreign Affairs 1886	Succeeded by Walter M. Gibson

v t e Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Kingdom of Hawaii 1843–1893	Gerrit P. Judd Robert C. Wyllie Charles de Varigny Charles C. Harris Ferdinand W. Hutchison Charles R. Bishop William L. Green Henry A. P. Carter Henry A. Peirce John M. Kapena Celso C. Moreno John E. Bush William L. Green Walter M. Gibson Robert J. Creighton Walter M. Gibson William L. Green Jonathan Austin John A. K. Cummins Samuel Parker Joseph Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahī Mark P. Robinson Samuel Parker

Provisional Government of Hawaii 1893–1894	Sanford B. Dole

Republic of Hawaii 1894–1900	Francis M. Hatch Henry E. Cooper William O. Smith Henry E. Cooper Samuel M. Damon Henry E. Cooper Ernest A. Mott-Smith

Authority control	VIAF: 24366119

Persondata
Name	Creighton, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	1835
Place of birth
Date of death	1893
Place of death	San Francisco

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