1859 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1859 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 2nd Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House â Sir Charles Clifford
- Premier â Edward Stafford.
- Minister of Finance â William Richmond is briefly replaced by Henry Sewell between 25 February and 26 April.
- Chief Justice â Hon George Arney
Events
- 10 January â Pencarrow Head Lighthouse becomes the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand. Its first keeper is Mary Bennett, the only woman to hold the position.[1]
- 13 April â The New Zealand Advertiser starts publishing in Wellington. In 1867 it is incorporated into the New Zealand Times, but it is restored for six months in 1868.[2]
- 3 October â The Auckland Independent begins publishing. It barely survives into the following year.[3]
- 7 November â 18 December â four supplementary elections are held in new general electorates, increasing the number of members of parliament from 37 to 41.[4][5][6][7]
Undated
Births
- 1 January (in England): John Dumbell, rugby union player.
- 18 November (in Scotland): James Nairn, painter
Unknown date
- Thomas Field, politician.
- Charles E. Major, politician.
Deaths
- 7 April â John Gray, soldier, politician (born 1801)
- 20 April â James Kelly, Australian explorer who was involved in a feud on Otago Peninsula (born 1791)
- 30 April â Henry Despard, soldier (born c.1784)
- 20 July â Alexander Shepherd, public servant and second Colonial Treasurer (born c.1797)
