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Richard Seddon

Eccleston near St Helens, Lancashire, England 27 1845 - on board Oswestry Grange 33°55' S/154°8' E (Tasman Sea) 1906
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1893-1906
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Brock
1914

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

RICHARD JOHN SEDDON

born eccleston, near st. helens, lancashire, england, 1845
arrived in new zealand 1866

member of parliament for
hokitika (1879-1881) kumara (1881-1890) westland (1890-1906)
prime minister 1893-1906

died 10 june 1906 on board oswestry grange
while returning to new zealand from sydney

Signature

sir tho^s brock | scvlptor . 1914

Sculptor

Sir Thomas Brock KCB RA (1847-1922), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Richard John Seddon.

Locatie (S 41°16'40" - E 174°46'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: nz026; Photograph: 10 February 2008 / updated: 3 March 2011
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