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Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Alexander Shepherd (Шаблон:Circa 1797/98 – 20 July 1859) was the second Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand.

Biography

Shepherd was born in Aberdeen. He arrived in Wellington on the New York Packet from London in 1842, where he was delayed by a month before the next vessel went to Auckland, then the seat of the Government.[1]

Shepherd was appointed Colonial Treasurer on 9 May 1842, succeeding George Cooper.Шаблон:Sfn He thus became a member of the Executive Council of the Crown Colony, with the role of Colonial Treasurer being the fourth most senior role at the time (after Governor, Colonial Secretary and Attorney-General).Шаблон:Sfn When New Zealand gained self-government with the formation of the Fitzgerald Ministry on 14 June 1854, Shepherd's role was disestablished and he was given a government pension.[1]Шаблон:Sfn

Shepherd's stepdaughter, Jane Augusta Griffith, married Frederick Whitaker at St. Paul's Church in Auckland on 4 March 1843.[2] His second daughter, Cecilia Mary, married Maurice O'Rorke on 31 December 1858.[3]

Shepherd died on 20 July 1859 aged 61 years[4] in Auckland after a short illness.[5]

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