William Daldy

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Official photo for the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1860.

William Crush Daldy (1816 – 5 October 1903) was a 19th-century captain and New Zealand politician.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1855–1860 2nd City of Auckland Independent

Daldy was born in 1816 in Rainham, Essex, England.[1] He started going to sea at an early age on ships belonging to his father Samuel Rootsey Daldy. His seafaring first brought him to Auckland in July 1841.[2]

He represented the City of Auckland electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament from 1855 to 1860, when he was defeated. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments. He was a minister without portfolio in the government of William Fox, and was also a member of the Auckland Provincial Council.[3]

Captain Daldy was the first chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board from 1871.[4]

Daldy died in Ponsonby, Auckland, on 5 October 1903.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Captain William Crush Daldy". W C Daldy Preservation Society. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McLintock, A. H. (22 April 2009). "DALDY, William Crush". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  3. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103. 
  4. ↑ Reed, A.W. (1955). Auckland : City of the Seas. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 110. 
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