William Gisborne

William Gisborne
William Gisborne ca 1895
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office
2 July 1869 – 11 January 1871
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Egmont
In office
18 January 1871 – 10 September 1872
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byHarry Atkinson
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Totara
In office
1877 – 8 November 1881
Preceded byGeorge Henry Tribe
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Personal details
Born13 August 1825
Saint Petersburg, Russia[1]
Died7 January 1898(1898-01-07) (aged 72)
Allestree Hall, Allestree, Derby, England
SpouseCaroline Gertrude Bridgen (m. 1861, d. 1908)
RelationsThomas Gisborne (grandfather)
Thomas Gisborne the Younger (uncle)
William Evans (brother-in-law)
ResidenceAllestree Hall
Occupationpublic servant

William Gisborne (13 August 1825 – 7 January 1898) was the first New Zealand Cabinet Secretary from 1864 to 1869, Colonial Secretary of New Zealand from 1869 to 1872, and Minister of Public Works between 1870 and 1871. The city of Gisborne in New Zealand is named after him.

  1. ^ Middleton, Richard (24 January 2022). "Annotated tree of Prof. Charles Cardale Babington's (1808 - 1895) family" (PDF). Natstand. Retrieved 3 July 2023.