Alfred Saunders

Alfred Saunders
Alfred Saunders in ca 1901
3rd Superintendent of Nelson Province
In office
March 1865 – 4 February 1867
Preceded byJohn Perry Robinson
Succeeded byOswald Curtis
Personal details
Born(1820-06-12)12 June 1820
Died28 October 1905(1905-10-28) (aged 85)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Rhoda Flower
(m. 1847; died 1898)
[1]
Childrenten, including Sarah Page, Samuel Saunders
RelativesMary Bayly (sister)
William Saunders (brother)
Robert Page (grandson)
Kae Miller (great-granddaughter)

Alfred Saunders (12 June 1820 – 28 October 1905) was a New Zealand farmer, reformer, women's suffrage and temperance advocate and politician.[2][3][4] He was Superintendent of Nelson Province and represented several electorate in the House of Representatives.

  1. ^ McGibbon, Ian. "Saunders, Alfred". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Saunders, Alfred, 1820-1905". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  4. ^ Grimshaw, Patricia (1972). Women's Suffrage in New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781869400217.