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Statue of John Fane Charles Hamilton
| Statue of John Fane Charles Hamilton |
|---|
| The statue in 2017 |
| Former location of the statue in Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Margriet Windhausen |
| 2013 (2013) |
| Bronze sculpture |
| John Fane Charles Hamilton |
| Hamilton, New Zealand |
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A bronze statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton was installed for seven years, in Hamilton, New Zealand, from in 2013 until removal in June 2020. The settlement of Hamilton (now a city) was named after Captain Hamilton, a Royal Navy officer who was killed in action during the Battle of Gate Pā.
The life-size statue by Margriet Windhausen was gifted to Hamilton City by the Gallagher Group in 2013 "to celebrate 75 years in business".
Garden Place former site of Hamilton statue
In 2017, the donor's CEO, Sir William Gallagher, gave an Institute of Directors speech describing the Treaty of Waitangi as a fraud and denied it involved a partnership between Māori and the Crown. About a dozen directors walked out of the speech in protest.
The statue was defaced with red paint in August 2018 by the activist Taitumu Maipi.
In June 2020, ahead of a George Floyd protest in the US, the Hamilton City Council discussed the statue with Sir William's brother and fellow director, John Gallagher, then slated it for removal, after a request by Māori tribal confederation Waikato Tainui.
On 12 June 2020, the Hamilton City Council removed the statue of Captain Hamilton.
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