Charles Elliott | |
|---|---|
 Elliott (year unknown) | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimea | |
| In office 5 Nov 1855 –20 Mar 1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1811 Barnstaple, North Devon, England |
| Died | 5 July 1876 (aged 64) Nelson, New Zealand |
| Political party | Independent |
Charles Elliott (22 September 1811 – 5 July 1876) was a New Zealand politician and newspaper proprietor. [1]
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. [3] [4] Having brought a printing press with him, [5] 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. [6] He held a sheep station in the Awatere Valley. [7] He was particularly interested in horse racing and wrote for other publications under the pen name "Cheval". [5] He published texts written by the suffragist Mary Müller, to whom he was related through marriage, in his newspaper. [8]
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. [9] In parallel, he represented the Awatere electorate in the Marlborough Provincial Council from 16 April 1860 to 16 October 1861. [10]
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 –1858 | 2nd | Waimea | Independent | ||
On 5 November 1855, Elliott—alongside William Travers—was elected unopposed to represent the Waimea electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament. [11] Elliott resigned before the end of his term on 20 March 1858. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments, [12] although he stood unsuccessfully in the 1873 by-election for the Suburbs of Nelson. [13]
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. [5] Elliott Street, and the Elliott Street heritage precinct (which also comprises parts of Trafalgar and Collingwood streets) was named after him. [14]
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