George Read | |
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Born | George Edward Read 1814/1815
Mendlesham,
Suffolk, England |
Died | (aged 63)
Gisborne, New Zealand |
Spouse | Noko Pahipa |
George Edward Read (1814/1815 – 23 February 1878) was a British mariner, trader, landowner and politician in Poverty Bay, New Zealand. Known as Captain Read, he settled in Gisborne after a career in whaling, setting up a store in what was then a small town.
Read was born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, in either 1814 or 1815. Little is known of his early life. He came to the Pacific in the 1830s on a whaling ship, and worked on trading ships.
Read first arrived in the settlement of Tūranga in 1844. [1] By 1852, he owned a schooner, and was a prominent trader and landowner. [2]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1876 | 6th | East Coast | Independent |
Following the general election held on 6 January 1876, he represented the East Coast electorate until 22 August, when he was unseated on a petition. [3]
Read died at his home in Gisborne on 23 February 1878. [4]
George Read | |
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Born | George Edward Read 1814/1815
Mendlesham,
Suffolk, England |
Died | (aged 63)
Gisborne, New Zealand |
Spouse | Noko Pahipa |
George Edward Read (1814/1815 – 23 February 1878) was a British mariner, trader, landowner and politician in Poverty Bay, New Zealand. Known as Captain Read, he settled in Gisborne after a career in whaling, setting up a store in what was then a small town.
Read was born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, in either 1814 or 1815. Little is known of his early life. He came to the Pacific in the 1830s on a whaling ship, and worked on trading ships.
Read first arrived in the settlement of Tūranga in 1844. [1] By 1852, he owned a schooner, and was a prominent trader and landowner. [2]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1876 | 6th | East Coast | Independent |
Following the general election held on 6 January 1876, he represented the East Coast electorate until 22 August, when he was unseated on a petition. [3]
Read died at his home in Gisborne on 23 February 1878. [4]