William Gibbs (New Zealand politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873–1875 | 5th | Collingwood | Independent | ||
| 1875–1879 | 6th | Collingwood | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Collingwood | Independent | ||
William Gibbs (1819 or 1820 – 7 November 1896) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Nelson Region of New Zealand.
Gibbs migrated to New Zealand in 1851 and purchased a large block of land at Tōtaranui. Much of this land is now incorporated into the Abel Tasman National Park. He completed a large homestead there for his wife and eight children, where they lived until moving to Nelson in 1892 when Gibbs retired.[1]
His daughter Hannah Sarah Gibbs married Alexander Mackay at Collingwood in 1863.[2]
He narrowly lost (by three votes) the 1868 by-election for Collingwood.
He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1873 to 1881, when he was defeated for Motueka.[3] His son W. B. Gibbs stood in the Nelson electorate in the 1887 election, but came third against Henry Levestam and Jesse Piper.[4][5]
The town of Collingwood was originally called Gibbstown after Gibbs.
Gibbs died aged 76 at his home in Nelson on 7 November 1896,[6] and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery.[7]
References edit
- ^ Nelson and Totaranui, Constance Astley's Trip to New Zealand, 1897-1898, Constance Astley, Victoria University Press, 1997, page 14 ISBN 0864733208, 9780864733207
- ^ Armstrong, David A. "Alexander Mackay". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 199. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The City Election". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XXI, no. 222. 19 September 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Death". The Colonist. 9 November 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. Retrieved 31 January 2016.