John Howell (pioneer)
John Howell (1809 – 25 May 1874[2]) was a New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist and politician.
John Howell | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
| Died | (aged 64) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Resting place | Riverton Cemetery, Southland, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Kohikohi 2. Caroline Brown ( m. after 1846) |
| Children | 19 |
| Relatives | Thomas Ellison (son-in-law) Selwyn Toogood (great-grandson) Ulva Belsham (great-great granddaughter) Marilyn Pryor (great-great-great granddaughter) Theophilus Daniel (brother-in-law)[1] |
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| Known for | Founding Riverton |
Howell was born in 1809.[3] He established the settlement that is today known as Riverton.[4] He was a member of the Southland Provincial Council from 1862 to 1864 for the Riverton electorate, and from 1864 to 1867 for the Aparima electorate.[5]
Howell had a cottage built for him in Riverton in 1837/38. Howell's Cottage is thought to be the oldest building in Riverton and, as one of very few New Zealand buildings from before the 1840s, it is registered as a Category I heritage structure by Heritage New Zealand.[6]
References
- "Daniel House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "John Howell Cemetery Search Results". Southland District Council. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- Birth year as per the biography on the information board in Howell's Memorial Park, Riverton
- Wilson, Eva. "John Howell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 227.
- "Howell's Cottage". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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