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Henry Tancred (New Zealand politician)

New Zealand politician

Summary

New Zealand politician

Field	Value
name	Henry Tancred
image	Henry John Tancred 1882.jpg
caption	Tancred,
constituency_MP2	Ashley
parliament2	New Zealand
term_start2	1867
term_end2	1870
predecessor2	Lancelot Walker
successor2	John Brown
order	1st Postmaster-General
term_start	3 November 1858
term_end	12 July 1861
successor	Crosbie Ward
office4	Member of the Legislative Council
term_start4	1856
term_end4	1866
birth_name	Henry John Tancred
birth_date	1816
birth_place	England
death_date	27 April 1884
death_place	Christchurch, New Zealand
spouse
children	0
relations
party	Independent

|honorific-prefix = |honorific-suffix = Henry John Tancred (1816 – 27 April 1884), also known as Harry Tancred, was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.

Early life

Tancred was baptised on 14 May 1816 on the Isle of Wight. His father was Sir Thomas Tancred, 6th Baronet and his elder brother was Sir Thomas Tancred, 7th Baronet. He was educated at Rugby School. He served in the Austrian army and fought in Austria, Hungary and Italy. He was severely injured in a fall from a horse and had a speech impairment as a result.

New Zealand

Back in England to recuperate, he became interested in the Canterbury Association and decided to emigrate. He arrived in Canterbury in December 1850 from Wellington on the Barbara Gordon, just prior to the arrival of the first Canterbury settlers.

He married Georgeanna Janet Grace Richmond at Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson on 30 July 1857. She was the sister of Andrew Richmond and the daughter of Mathew Richmond.

Political career

Provincial Council

Tancred was one of three candidates for the role of Superintendent in 1853. The election was won by James FitzGerald.

He became a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council at its establishment in 1853 and retained membership until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. In 1866, he was elected speaker of this council.

Member of the upper house

Tancred was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1856 to 1866.

Member of the executive

Tancred was a member of three ministries. He was appointed as a minister without portfolio in the 2nd Parliament in the Sewell Ministry, from 18 April to 20 May 1856.

In the first Stafford Ministry, which he joined on 5 August 1858 as a member of the executive council, he was appointed as Secretary for Crown Lands (19 August 1858) and three months later (3 November) Postmaster-General. He held those offices until the end of this government on 12 July 1861.

In the 3rd Parliament, he was a member of the executive council of the Domett Ministry from 6 August 1862 until 6 February 1863.

Member of the lower house

He was the Member of Parliament for Ashley in the fourth Parliament from 1867 to 1870, when he retired.

Death

Tancred died in Christchurch on 27 April 1884, aged 68 years. He was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery three days later. He was survived by his wife. There were no children from the marriage.

Notes

References

(1903). "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand – Canterbury Provincial District". The Cyclopedia Company Limited.
(22 August 1857). "Married". [[Lyttelton Times]].
(23 April 2009). "An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga.
(23 July 1853). "Untitled". [[Lyttelton Times]].
(17 September 1853). "The Lyttelton Times".
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(1903). "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand – Canterbury Provincial District". The Cyclopedia Company Limited.
(1897). "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand – Wellington Provincial District". The Cyclopedia Company Limited.
(28 April 1884). "Deaths". [[The Star (Christchurch).
Greenaway, Richard L. N.. (June 2007). "Barbadoes Street Cemetery Tour". [[Christchurch City Libraries]].
(1 May 1884). "Funerals". [[The Star (Christchurch).

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