Repudiation party 1876, with Henry Russell sat in the centre

Henry Robert Russell (13 January 1817 – 30 April 1891) was a notable New Zealand runholder and politician.[1] He was baptised in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland on 11 February 1817.[2] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 12 July 1862.[3] His membership lapsed on 11 June 1885 after he had been absent for two sessions (he had travelled to England in 1883).[1][3] He was considered to be the founder of Waipukurau,[4] where he owned the Mount Herbert estate, to the east of the town.[5] His brother, Thomas Purvis Russell, owned the neighbouring Woburn estate[6] and they also owned runs near the Turanganui River in southern Wairarapa.[7] He left an estate of £100,765.[8]

He died at Richmond in 1891[6] and his wife, Susanna Cobham Herbert, died at Waipukurau in 1910, aged 90.[9] Their daughter, Eliza Herbert Russell (24 November 1854 – 13 January 1906),[10][11] married Henry Gainsford, a large land owner at Orini, near Dannevirke, in 1878.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Boyd, Mary. "Henry Robert Russell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 84.
  4. ↑ "WAIPUKURAU. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 July 1891. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Russell, Henry Robert". teara.govt.nz. 1993. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "DAILY TELEGRAPH". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 June 1891. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 April 1862. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "STATISTICS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 October 1892. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Personal Items. WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 September 1910. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Birth Search". www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Death Search". www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "MARRIAGE REJOICINGS IN THE BUSH. HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 September 1878. Retrieved 1 September 2021.


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