John Cuff (politician)
John Thomas Cuff (born August 6, 1805 in London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , † December 6, 1864 , Christchurch , New Zealand ) was a British-born, New Zealand sawmill owner and politician.
Life
John Thomas Cuff was born on August 6, 1805 as the second son and fifth child of the married couple John Jackson Cuff and Ann Cuff , née Marston , in Greater London. He had a total of eight siblings.
In 1853, Cuff , who was a wine and liquor dealer in his home country, emigrated to New Zealand with his wife Elizabeth and eight of his thirteen children, where he reached Lyttelton on the Minerva and then settled in Akaroa . Nearby, he and his partner William Cuddon opened the first steam-powered sawmill on the Banks Peninsula .
From 1855 to 1858 he represented the Akaroa constituency in the House of Representatives but resigned during his tenure. His predecessor William Sefton Moorhouse won the by-elections and took office again. Cuff was not re-elected to parliament.
In 1858 he lived with his family in Takamatua , which was then called German Bay . A year later he took over the Royal Hotel in Christchurch . He died there on December 6, 1864.
literature
- JO Wilson : New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 . Government Printer , Wellington 1985 (English).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cuff, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cuff, John Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1864 |
| Place of death | Christchurch , New Zealand |