Francis Jollie
Francis Jollie (1815 – 30 November 1870) was a 19th-century politician in New Zealand.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1861–1866 | 3rd | Timaru | Independent | |
| 1866–1870 | 4th | Gladstone | Independent | |
Jollie was born in 1815. The family was from Brampton, Carlisle, England. His father was the Reverend Francis Jollie, and he was the oldest son; the fourth son was Edward Jollie.[1]
He was one of the earliest settlers in the country, having arrived in 1842 as the agent of the New Zealand Company.[2] He arrived in Nelson on the ship Fifeshire, where he farmed on fifty acres of land he had purchased at Wakapuaka, and called his property 'Thackwood'.[3] He was followed to New Zealand by his younger brother Edward.
In the mid-1850s, he returned to England for some time. Upon coming back to New Zealand, he briefly lived near Christchurch.[4] He married Jane Cooper on 28 May 1859 at Riccarton Church, Christchurch.[5]
He was the Member of Parliament for Timaru from 1861 to 1866 and then Gladstone from 1866 to 1870, when he died.[6] He was a cabinet minister, as Colonial Treasurer (now called Minister of Finance) in the second Stafford Ministry from 1866 to 1869.[7]
He died on 30 November 1870 at his residence at Peel Forest.[4]
Notes
- ↑ A. H. McLintock, ed. (22 April 2009). "JOLLIE, Francis". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Check date values in:
|year=, |year= / |date= mismatch(help) - ↑ "Francis Jollie". rootsweb. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ Holm 2005, p. 30–34.
- 1 2 "Death of Mr Francis Jollie". The Timaru Herald. XIII. 3 December 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Married". Lyttelton Times. XI (685). 1 June 1859. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 208.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 63.
References
- Holm, Janet (2005). Caught Mapping: The Life and Times of New Zealand’s Early Surveyors. Christchurch: Hazard Press. ISBN 1-877270-86-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Timaru 1861–1866 |
Succeeded by Alfred Cox |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Gladstone 1866–1870 |
Succeeded by George Parker |