1859 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1859 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier — Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance — William Richmond is briefly replaced by Henry Sewell between 25 February and 26 April.
- Chief Justice — Hon George Arney
Events
- 10 January – Pencarrow Head Lighthouse becomes the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. Its first keeper is Mary Bennett, the only woman to hold the position.[1]
- 13 April – The New Zealand Advertiser starts publishing in Wellington. In 1867 it is incorporated into the New Zealand Times, but it is restored for six months in 1868.[2]
- 3 October – The Auckland Independent begins publishing. It barely survives into the following year.[3]
- 7 November – 18 December – four supplementary elections are held in new general electorates, increasing the number of members of parliament from 37 to 41.[4][5][6][7]
Undated
The first wharf is built at Onehunga.[8]
Births
- 1 January (in England): John Dumbell, rugby union player.
- 18 November (in Scotland): James Nairn, painter
Unknown date
- Thomas Field, politician.
- Charles E. Major, politician.
Deaths
- 7 April – John Gray, soldier, politician (born 1801)
- 20 April – James Kelly, Australian explorer who was involved in a feud on Otago Peninsula (born 1791)
- 30 April – Henry Despard, soldier (born c.1784)
- 20 July – Alexander Shepherd, public servant and second Colonial Treasurer (born c.1797)
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ^ Ministry for Culture and Heritage. "Mary Bennett". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
- ^ "Local Intelligence". Wellington Independent. Vol. XV, no. 1381. 18 November 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Marsden Election for the House of Representatives". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XVI, no. 1274. 29 November 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Colonial". Lyttelton Times. Vol. XII, no. 741. 14 December 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Local Intelligence". Lyttelton Times. Vol. XII, no. 749. 11 January 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Onehunga Dateline". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
External links
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