Richard Seddon
Richard Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1893 through 1906. He is the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He introduced women's rights for his country in 1893, 25 years before the United Kingdom did.
Richard John Seddon MP PC | |
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| File:RichardSeddon1905.jpg Rt. Hon. Richard Seddon in 1905. | |
| 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand[1] | |
| In office 27 April 1893 – 10 June 1906 | |
| Monarch | Victoria Edward VII |
| Governor | David Boyle Uchter Knox William Plunket |
| Preceded by | John Ballance |
| Succeeded by | William Hall-Jones |
| Constituency | Hokitika, Kumara, West Coast |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1845 Eccleston, England |
| Died | 10 June 1906 (aged 60) At sea |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Jane Spotswood (m. 1869) |
| Children | 9 |
Richard Seddon Media
- Richard Seddon in 1882.jpg
Portrait of Richard Seddon in 1882, from a portrait of the 8th New Zealand Parliament
- Richard John Seddon in Samoa 1897.jpg
Richard John Seddon and party in Samoa, 1897
- Mahuta Tawhiao with Seddon, 1898.jpg
James Carroll (second row, far right). Front row from left: Richard Seddon, Mahuta Tāwhiao, Māori King. Second row from left: Tupu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Māori Kingmaker; Henare Kaihau, MP. Taken at Huntly, New Zealand in 1898
- Richard John Seddon addressing a Liberal rally at Greytown, late 1890s.jpg
Seddon (far right) addressing a Liberal rally in Greytown, late 1890s
- Richard John Seddon, Vanity Fair, 1902-04-17.jpg
Seddon caricatured by How for Vanity Fair, 1902
- Richardseddongrave.JPG
Richard Seddon's grave in Bolton Street Memorial Park, Wellington
- Funeral of Richard 'King Dick' Seddon, 21 June 1906.jpg
Funeral of Richard 'King Dick' Seddon, 21 June 1906
1907 portrait by Ellen von Meyern
- Parliament House (Statue of Richard John Seddon 1845-1906).JPG
Seddon's statue stands outside Parliament Buildings in Wellington.
References
- ↑ The title "Prime Minister" was used by Richard Seddon after 1901, following New Zealand's self-exclusion from the Federation of Australia.See: "Prime Minister: The Title "Premier"". Te Ara – An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.