James FitzGerald Politician

James Edward FitzGerald (circa 1818 – 2 August 1896) was a New Zealand politician. According to some historians, he should be considered the country's first Prime Minister, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor (Thomas Forsaith) should properly be given that title. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-governance. He was the first Superintendent of the Canterbury Province.

Personal facts

James FitzGerald
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1831
Birth place
Bath Somerset , Yorkshire
Date of deathFebruary 08, 1903
Place of death
Canterbury Region , Wellington

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Office holder

region
Lyttelton (New Zealand electorate)
Christchurch (New Zealand electorate)
Ellesmere (New Zealand electorate)
relation
Richard Fitzgerald (died 1776)
Sir Lucius O'Brien 3rd Baronet
Gerald George Fitzgerald

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External resources

  1. http://anglicanhistory.org/nz/blain_canterbury2007.pdf