Английская Википедия:Charles Elliott (New Zealand politician)
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Charles Elliott (22 September 1811 – 5 July 1876) was a New Zealand politician and newspaper proprietor.[1]
Commercial career
Elliott was born in Barnstaple in North Devon in 1811.[2] He and his brother James came to New Zealand on the Mary Jane; the ship left the West India Docks in London in September 1841 and arrived in Nelson Harbour on 10 February 1842.Шаблон:Sfn[3] Having brought a printing press with him,[4] Elliott established The Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle in 1842; this was the first newspaper in the South Island.[1] In August 1842, he opened a bookshop in Nelson, one of the first in New Zealand.[5] He held a sheep station in the Awatere Valley.Шаблон:Sfn He was particularly interested in horse racing and wrote for other publications under the pen name "Cheval".[4] He published texts written by the suffragist Mary Müller, to whom he was related through marriage, in his newspaper.[6]
Political career
Elliott was elected to the first Nelson Provincial Council for the Wairau electorate and held the post from 10 August 1853 to 1 August 1857, and represented the electorate in the second council from 9 October 1857 to 18 October 1859. He then represented the Amuri electorate from 7 April 1860 to 29 November 1861. He lastly represented the Nelson electorate from 23 February 1863 to 27 March 1865.Шаблон:Sfn In parallel, he represented the Awatere electorate in the Marlborough Provincial Council from 16 April 1860 to 16 October 1861.Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer On 5 November 1855, Elliott—alongside William Travers—was elected unopposed to represent the Waimea electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament.[7] Elliott resigned before the end of his term on 20 March 1858. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments,Шаблон:Sfn although he stood unsuccessfully in the Шаблон:By-election link for the Шаблон:NZ electorate link.[8]
Later life
Elliott's newspaper had to be shut down in 1874. He subsequently took on the role of immigration officer for Nelson Province. He died on 5 July 1876 in Nelson from a stroke.[4] Elliott Street, and the Elliott Street heritage precinct (which also comprises parts of Trafalgar and Collingwood streets) was named after him.[9]
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