Francis Rich
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869–1870 | 4th | Waikouaiti | Independent | ||
Francis Dyer Rich (1828 – 5 December 1901) was a 19th-century Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otago, New Zealand.
Rich represented the Waikouaiti electorate from the 1869 by-election to 30 December 1870 when he retired.[1]
He stood unsuccessfully for the electorate in 1875 by-election
He was an early settler in Auckland, then moving to Canterbury. He died at his family home Woodstock, Orariore near Cambridge and the Piako Swamp in the Waikato. [2] [3] [4]
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 230. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Death of Mr Rich". Waikato Argus. 6 December 1901.
- ^ "Deaths". Hawkes Bay Herald. 9 December 1901.
- ^ "Obituary". Otago Witness. 11 December 1901.
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