Joseph Hargreaves (politician)

Joseph Hargreaves (1821 – 10 April 1880) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Auckland, New Zealand.

Joseph Hargreaves
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1860 2nd Suburbs of Auckland Independent

Born in Liverpool in 1821,[1] Hargreaves represented the Suburbs of Auckland electorate in 1860, from 5 April (elected in the electorate's second by-election that year) to 24 July, when he resigned on private grounds.[2] John Logan Campbell was elected unopposed (in the electorate's third by-election that year) to fill the vacancy.[3] He died on 10 April 1880.[4]

Hargreaves was married to a daughter[nb 1] of William Spain, who had been appointed in 1841 as a New Zealand Land Claims Commissioner and had lived in the country until 1845.[1] His wife died on 2 October 1910, aged 84.[5]

Footnotes
  1. Some sources list her as a sister of Spain but that is incorrect.
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References
  1. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. Joseph Hargreaves". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "Monthly local epitome". New Zealander. XVI (1491). 1 August 1860. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Papers Past.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
  4. "Death of Mr. Joseph Hargreaves". The New Zealand Herald. XVII (5743). 14 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. "A link with the past". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14491). 4 October 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Frederick Merriman		 Member of Parliament for Suburbs of Auckland
1860
Served alongside: Theophilus Heale		 Succeeded by
John Logan Campbell


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