William Gisborne
William Gisborne (13 August 1825 – 7 January 1898) was Colonial Secretary of New Zealand 1869–1872 and Minister of Public Works 1870–1871. The city of Gisborne is named after him.
Biography
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1871–1872 | 5th | Egmont | Independent | |
| 1877–1879 | 6th | Totara | Independent | |
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Totara | Independent | |
He was the third son of Thomas John Gisborne of Holme Hall, near Bakewell, Derbyshire. He emigrated to Australia in 1842 and to New Zealand in 1847 where he became firstly a civil servant and then a politician.[1]
Gisborne was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 2 July 1869, and resigned on 11 January 1871.[2] A week later, he was elected to the New Zealand Parliament in the 1871 general election for the Egmont electorate. He resigned on 10 September 1872.[3] He then represented the Totara electorate from a 1877 by-election,[3] following the death of George Henry Tribe.[4] He was re-elected at the 1879 election and served until the end of that term of Parliament in 1881.[3]
He returned to England in 1881 following the death of his elder brother Francis. In 1892 he inherited Allestree Hall from his brother-in-law and died there in 1898.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bohan, Edmund. "Gisborne, William - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 77.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Scholefield 1950, p. 108.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 144.
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Egmont 1871–1872 |
Succeeded by Harry Atkinson |
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