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Fitzgerald, James Edward.
Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S Oct. 12, 1837. [5th] s. of Gerald, of Queen's County, Ireland by his 2nd wife, Catherine, dau. of The Rt Hon. Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., P.C., M.D. B. [Mar. 4, 1818], in Somerset.
Matric. Michs. 1837; Scholar, 1838; B.A. 1842.
Of St James's Square, Bath; afterwards of Mitre Court, Temple.
Employed in the British Museum, 1844-8; Under-Secretary, 1849-50.
Went out as an original settler to Canterbury, New Zealand.
Appointed Commissioner of Police and Immigration at Canterbury, 1851.
Elected first Superintendent of Province of Canterbury.
Member for the Town of Littleton, in first Parliament of New Zealand, 1853; Member of House of Representatives, June 14-Aug. 2, 1854.
Minister for Native Affairs, 1865.
Aided J. R. Godley, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in steering the Canterbury Settlement through its first troubled years.
Strongly advocated the claims of the Maoris.
Agent in England for the Province of Canterbury, 1857-60; Controller and Auditor-General, 1878.
Founded two newspapers, which are still the principal journals.
Edited a selection from the writings and speeches of John Robert Godley.
Married, Aug. 1850, Fanny Erskine, dau. of the late George Draper, Esq., of London.
C.M.G. 1870.
Died Aug. 3, 1896, at Wellington, N.Z. Brother of Lucius H. (1834), and half-brother of Gerald (1819). (Burke, L.G. of Ireland; Scott, MSS.; Peile, II. 461; The Standard, Aug. 7, 1896; Boase, v. 304, i; Cambridge Independent Press, Aug. 7, 1896.)
James Edward FITZGERALD
Approx. lifespan: 1818–1896
pens. Christ's College adm1837:10:12
5th s. of Gerald FITZGERALD, of Co. Laois , Ireland by his 2nd wife Catherine O'BRIEN dau. of The Rt Hon. Sir Lucius O'BRIEN Bart., P.C., MD
b. Somerset 1818:03:04
Matric 1837:10MT:
Scholar 1838
BA 1842
Of St James' Square, Bath, [ Somerset ] ; afterwards of Mitre Court, Mitre, Temple, [ London ]
Employed in: : British: <wrk> Museum </wrk>, [ London ] 1844-48
Under-Sec.: 1849-50
Went out as an original settler to Canterbury, New Zealand
Appointed Commissioner of: : Police and Immigration at Canterbury 1851
Elected first
Superintendent of: : Province of Canterbury.
Member for: : Town of Littleton, [ New Zealand ], in first Parliament of New Zealand 1853
Member of House of: : Representatives 1854:06:14-1854:08:02
Minister for Native: Affairs 1865
Aided J. R. Godley, Under-Sec. for: : Colonies, in steering the Canterbury Settlement through its first troubled years.
Strongly advocated the claims of the Maoris.
Agent in: : England for the Province of Canterbury 1857-60
Controller: and Auditor-General 1878
Founded two newspapers, which are still the principal journals.
Publ.: Edited a selection from the writings and speeches of John Robert Godley.
m. 1850:08,Fanny Erskine dau. of the late George Draper, Esq., of London
CMG 1870
d. Wellington, New Zealand 1896:08:03
brother of Lucius H. FITZGERALD (1834), and
half-brother of Gerald FITZGERALD (1819)
(Burke, L.G. of Ireland ; Scott, MSS.; Peile, II. 461; The Standard 1896:08:07; Boase, v. 304, i; CB Independent Press 1896:08:07)

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