Francis Gledhill

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18531855 1st New Plymouth Independent
18651866 3rd Omata Independent

Francis Ullathorne Gledhill (1803 – 2 October 1882) was a New Zealand politician.

He was born in 1803 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in New Plymouth and opening a shop and the first tanning works in the area.[1] He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter.[2] Between his two terms in office, he was a volunteer in the First Taranaki War.

He died in New Plymouth on 2 October 1882,[3] and was buried at Te Henui Cemetery.[4]

Further reading

References

  1. "Obituary: the late Mr. F. U. Gledhill". Taranaki Herald. 4 October 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 108.
  3. "Death". Taranaki Herald. 3 October 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. "Cemetery search". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
New Zealand Parliament
New constituency Member of Parliament for Town of New Plymouth
18531855
Succeeded by
William Richmond
Preceded by
James Crowe Richmond
Member of Parliament for Omata
18651866
Succeeded by
Arthur Samuel Atkinson


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