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Sir Julius Vogel | |
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| 8th Premier of New Zealand | |
| In office 8 April 1873 – 6 July 1875 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | James Fergusson George Phipps |
| Preceded by | William Fox |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Pollen |
| In office 15 February 1876 – 1 September 1876 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | George Phipps |
| Preceded by | Daniel Pollen |
| Succeeded by | Harry Atkinson |
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| Born | 24 February 1835 London, UK |
| Died | 12 March 1899 (aged 64) Molesey, Surrey, UK |
| Resting place | Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, UK |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Mary Clayton (m. 1867) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | William Clayton (father-in-law) |
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Sir Julius Vogel KCMG (24 February 1835 – 12 March 1899) was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works. He was the first Jewish prime minister of New Zealand. Historian Warwick R. Armstrong assesses Vogel's strengths and weaknesses:
Vogel's politics were like his nature, imaginative – and occasionally brilliant – but reckless and speculative. He was an excellent policymaker but he needed a strong leader to restrain him....Yet Vogel had vision. He saw New Zealand as a potential 'Britain of the South Seas', strong both in agriculture and in industry, and inhabited by a large and flourishing population.[1]
- ^ Warwick Robert Armstrong, "VOGEL, Sir Julius, K.C.M.G." An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 (1966)