Obituary.
v Sls CHARLES, OLIF£O r BD.'; - 'Sir -Charles Clifford, b/arotiet— aaf Bet;' forth in Phillip Mennell's "Australasian' Biography " — formerly Speaker of thbNew, /Zealand House of Representatives, was the eldest eon. of George Lambert Clifford (afth eon of the Hon Thomas Clifford,.. second son of the third Lord-' Clifford of ! Chudleigh) by Blary, daughter <' of Walter Hill Covriey, of Weaton Coyney >; County Stafford, fie was born at MountVernon, Liverpod), on Jan. 1, 1813/ and was educated at jstpney hurst.''- 'He was one of the firefc sefctlera in the 1 Wellington dia'tricb, under the New Zealand Company,: arriving in 1843.'" While, in England in . 1850, he toot a prominent part in thd'agitation for the grant of a Constitutional Government to New Zealand;]; and in 1854,; upon the. passing of the Constitution Act, • returnedtothe Colony, and. waaeleeUfcd, to ■the' first, , Parliament, of whioh ihe waa appointed Speaker, an offica whichr he held, until. I860; Ha was>,:;*nader ? ai Knight; Bachelor in 18C8. .Sir Charles was for a clong time engaged in pastowl pursuits in this Colony, but , finally retained to. Eng-; land, where he has ein.ce Jivedo On Jnlyl 16, 1887;he wasoveated a baroneb of Elasbourne, Province of Marl borough, v Sir 1 Charles married, on] Jan. 13, 1847 Maryf Anne, daughter of. John Hercy, :of Cruoh.field House^'Conntyvßuoks. . ,r r cia <
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4582, 2 March 1893, Page 4
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218Obituary. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4582, 2 March 1893, Page 4
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