Matthew Holmes (politician)

The Honourable Matthew Holmes
Holmes in 1872
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office 19 June 1866 – 27 September 1901
Personal details
Born	(1817-09-15)15 September 1817 Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died	27 September 1901(1901-09-27) (aged 84) Wellington, New Zealand
Resting place	Karori Cemetery
Spouse	Anne McLean ​ ​ (m. 1841; died 1897)​
Children	6
Relatives	Allan Holmes (son) Katherine McLean Holmes (daughter) Annie Julia White (daughter) George McLean (son-in-law) Charles White (grandson) John White (great-grandson) Douglas White (great-great-grandson)

Matthew Holmes (15 September 1817 – 27 September 1901) was a New Zealand politician and runholder. He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council for 35 years (1866–1901). Holmes was from Ireland and made his money in Victoria from farming, exporting wool, and supplying the gold fields. The family lived in Scotland for some years but Holmes moved to New Zealand. His family followed him years later and they lived for most of their time in Otago, but retired to Wellington.