Henry Sewell Politician

Henry Sewell (7 September 1807 – 14 May 1879) was a prominent 19th-century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first Premier, having led the Sewell Ministry in 1856.

Personal facts

Henry Sewell
Birth dateSeptember 07, 1807
Birth place
Newport Isle of Wight
Religion
Anglicanism
Date of deathMay 14, 1879
Place of death
Cambridge

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Office holder

governor
monarch
Queen Victoria
officeNew Zealand Legislative Council
relation
James Edwards Sewell
William Sewell (author)
Richard Clarke Sewell
successor
William Fox (politician)

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