Edward Stafford (politician)

Sir Edward William Stafford GCMG (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) was the third Premier of New Zealand. He was the prime minister three times.


Sir Edward Stafford

3rd Premier of New Zealand
In office
2 June 1856  12 July 1861
MonarchVictoria
GovernorThomas Gore Browne
Preceded byWilliam Fox
Succeeded byWilliam Fox
In office
16 October 1865  28 June 1869
GovernorGeorge Grey
Preceded byFrederick Weld
Succeeded byWilliam Fox
In office
10 September 1872  11 October 1872
GovernorGeorge Bowen
Preceded byWilliam Fox
Succeeded byGeorge Waterhouse
6th Colonial Secretary
In office
4 November 1856  12 July 1861
Preceded byWilliam Richmond
Succeeded byIsaac Featherston
1st Superintendent of Nelson Province
In office
1 August 1853  September 1856
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJohn Perry Robinson
Personal details
Born
Edward William Stafford

(1819-04-23)23 April 1819
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died14 February 1901(1901-02-14) (aged 81)
London, England
Political partyNone
Spouse(s)
Emily Wakefield
(m. 1846; died 1857)

Mary Bartley
(m. 1859; died 1899)
Children6
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Signature

More readings

  • Bohan, Edward (1994). Edward Stafford, New Zealand's first statesman. Christchurch, New Zealand: Hazard Press. ISBN 0-908790-67-8.
  • Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
  • Wolfe, Richard (2005). Battlers Bluffers and Bully-Boys (1st ed.). Random House. ISBN 1869417151.
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