Frederick Weld. SIGNED

Jeanine Graham

ISBN 10: 0196480329 / ISBN 13: 9780196480329

Published by Auckland University Press, 1985

Hard-back, with dust jacket very good condition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Spine a little faded. Illustrated biography of Weld (1823-91) colonial adventurer, pastoralist and politician who was New Zealand prime minister in 1864-5. Frederick Aloysius Weld, third son of Humphrey Weld and Maria Christina Clifford, daughter of Charles, sixth Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, was born and baptised at Chideock Manor, near Bridport, Dorset, England, on 9 May 1823. His ancestry was distinguished and its religion pervasive. Seller Inventory # ABE-1516314550955

Synopsis:

This is the biography of Francis Aloysius Weld (1823-1891), a pioneer pastoralist in the Wairarapa and Marlborough districts of New Zealand. He explored in the NZ back country and an active Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa. He was elected to Parliament in 1854 and was Premier in 1864-5. Subsequently he became a colonial governor in Western Australia, Tasmania and the Straits Settlements (Malaya). In many ways he and his attitudes and policies were typical of his times. However, he was also singular in that he was a member of the Roman Catholic gentry in the first generation after the Catholic emancipation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Frederick Weld. SIGNED
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition