Lawrence Grace

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1885–1887 9th Tauranga Independent

Lawrence Marshall Grace (1854– 10 January 1934) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.[1]

He represented the Tauranga electorate from 1885 to 1887, when he retired.[2]

He was the son of missionary Thomas Samuel Grace and Agnes Fearon. In 1885 he married Te Kahui Te Heuheu, daughter of Ngāti Tuwharetoa paramount chief Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, and sister of Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V. As an MP and son-in-law of Te Heuheu Tūkino IV and an MP, Grace was involved in the negotiations to establish Tongariro National Park. [1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Friend to the Maori. Death of Mr L. M. Grace". Evening Post. Volume CXVII, Issue 8. 10 January 1934. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 200. OCLC 154283103.