Edward Stafford (politician)
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Sir Edward Stafford | |
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3rd Premier of New Zealand | |
In office 2 June 1856 – 12 July 1861 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor | Thomas Gore Browne |
Preceded by | William Fox |
Succeeded by | William Fox |
In office 16 October 1865 – 28 June 1869 | |
Governor | George Grey |
Preceded by | Frederick Weld |
Succeeded by | William Fox |
In office 10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872 | |
Governor | George Bowen |
Preceded by | William Fox |
Succeeded by | George Waterhouse |
6th Colonial Secretary | |
In office 4 November 1856 – 12 July 1861 | |
Preceded by | William Richmond |
Succeeded by | Isaac Featherston |
1st Superintendent of Nelson Province | |
In office 1 August 1853 – September 1856 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | John Perry Robinson |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward William Stafford 23 April 1819 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 14 February 1901 London, England | (aged 81)
Political party | None |
Spouse(s) |
Emily Wakefield
(m. 1846; died 1857)Mary Bartley
(m. 1859; died 1899) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
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Sir Edward William Stafford GCMG (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) was the third Premier of New Zealand. He was the prime minister three times.
More readings
[change | change source]- Bohan, Edward (1994). Edward Stafford, New Zealand's first statesman. Christchurch, New Zealand: Hazard Press. ISBN 0-908790-67-8.
- Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wolfe, Richard (2005). Battlers Bluffers and Bully-Boys (1st ed.). Random House. ISBN 1869417151.