Fitzgerald, James Edward, 1818-1896

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Epithet: Prime Minister in New Zealand

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x000289

Fitzgerald emigrated to Canterbury in 1850 on the Charlotte Jane. He was elected first Superintendent in 1853. Active in politics of province and colony. Champion of the Maori cause. Retired from politics in 1867 and spent the rest of his life in Wellington.

From the description of Correspondence, together with a poem. 1852-1856. (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 228161983

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referencedIn Vol. CCLXXXII (ff. 318). Jan.-Sept.1848.includes:ff. 1-299 passim Charles Greenshields Reid, Secretary, Trinity College, Glenalmond: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1844-1853.f. 7 Charles Hughes Terrot, Bishop of Edinburgh: Letters to W. E. Gladston... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXXXVI (ff. 372). Nov. 1851-Apr. 1852.includes:ff. 1, 80, 148, 356 Henry Mackenzie, Bishop Suffragan of Nottingham 1870: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1839-1874.f. 3 Field-Marshal Sir Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge Governor-G... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXXII (ff. 232). June-Sept.1889.includes:f. 1 Sir Spencer Walpole, KCB; historian: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1882-1897.ff. 3, 6, 10, 39, 57, 59, 82, 109, 120 Mary Mackay, alias 'Marie Corelli'; novelist: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 188... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXVIII (ff. 295). May-Sept.1864.includes:ff. 1, 3 Henry Ashworth, founder of the Anti-Corn Law League: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1862-1868. f. 5 Acton Smee Ayrton, PC; MP: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1864-1874. f. 7 Thomas Baring, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXXXIV (ff. 433). 1850.includes:ff. 1, 20 James Edward Fitzgerald, Prime Minister in New Zealand: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1848-1889.f. 5 Sir William Hutt, MP; KCB: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1842-1868.ff. 9, 22, 24, 100, 405,..., 1850 British Library
creatorOf Fitzgerald, James Edward, 1818-1896. Correspondence, together with a poem. National Library of New Zealand
referencedIn Vol. CCLXXXIII (ff. 317). Oct. 1848-1849.includes:f. 1 Janet Chisholm, wife of John Chisholm: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1833-1861.ff. 3-245 passim Charles Greenshields Reid, Secretary, Trinity College, Glenalmond: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 18... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXX (ff. 277). Jan.-Mar. 1865.includes:f. 1 John Hilson, of Jedburgh: Letter to W. E. Gladstone: 1865.f. 3 Peter Mcnaughton, shopkeeper: "Chraig Nan Al"; verse translation of "Rock of Ages" by: 1865.: Gaelic.f. 3 Gaelic Language: "Chraig... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXIII (ff. 309). June-July 1886.includes:ff. 1, 9 Charles Henry Anderson, QC; MP: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1886.f. 3 William Edmond Feldwick, of Sevenoaks: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1886.f. 5 Justin Huntly McCarthy, MP; so... British Library
creatorOf CARNARVON PAPERS. Vol. XXVI (ff. 147). Papers relating to other colonies and to the Colonial Office in general; general index of Colonial Office correspondence: 1. ff. 1-40. Australia; 1858-1859. 2. ff. 41-56. The West Indies, Hong Kong and the cooli..., 1858-1859 British Library
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associatedWith British Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Canterbury Association (London, England) corporateBody
associatedWith Draper, Mr. person
associatedWith Fitzgerald, Fanny Erskine, d. 1900. person
associatedWith Godley, John Robert, 1814-1861. person
associatedWith Grey, George, Sir, 1812-1898. person
associatedWith Jackson, Rev. person
associatedWith Norman, Bill. person
associatedWith Simeon, C. person
associatedWith Vaux, William Sandys Wright. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Ireland, Europe
Portumna, Galway
Ireland, Europe
Canterbury (N.Z.)
Dingwall, county Ross
Constantinople, Byzantine empire
Edinburgh, Scotland
New Zealand
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Birth 1818

Death 1896-08-02

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