DEATH OF MR. MOORHOUSE M.H.R.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 149, 17 September 1881, Page 2

DEATH OF MR. MOORHOUSE M.H.R.

[per united press assocxa.tion.l WELLINGTON, Last Night.

Mr. Moorhouse died at 8.20 on Wednesday morning. He had been suffering from diabetes for the past two years, and while attending the Native Land Court at Taupo he had an acute attack, which resulted in the formation of an abcess in the right kidney. He was a native of Yorkshire. He was bom in 1825, and came hero at the end of 1851 to practice his profession as a lawyer. Not finding much scope here, he went to Melbourne, where tradition says, and we believe truly, that he worked either as a digger, navvy, or sub-contractor, or something of the kind. He returned to Canterbury at the close of 1853, and immediately made his first appearance in politics as a supporter of Colonel Campbell, who opposed Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald for Superintendent of Canterbury. Mr. Moorhouse was elected to the Provincial Council a year or two afterwards, and in 1857 he was elected to the Superinlendency. Tho famous Lyttelfcon tunnel was begun during his term of office, despite the opposition against it. He was re-elected Superintendent in 1861, but resigned next; year for private reasons. In 1866, he stood against Mr. W. T. L. Travers and J. D. Lance, and won the toughest and most exciting election ever fought in Canterbury. He could not work with his Executive, and in 1868 resigned. He contested it for the fourth time, but was beaten, nnd then stood for Christ'clutroh in the General Assembly and succeeded. in 1878, he tm>s again returned for Christchurch, and in 1879 for Ashley, but for the last eight years he has taken little active part in politics, and relied on his name alone to find him favor with the electors.