Charles Johnson Pharazyn | |
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Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council | |
In office 17 June 1869 – 11 March 1885 | |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 11 October 1802
Died | 16 August 1903 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 100)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Maria (m. 1825) Mary Catherine Buckland (m. 1832, d. 1864) Jessica Rankin (m. 1867, d. 1891) |
Relations | William Noel Pharazyn (grandson) Ella Pharazyn (granddaughter) |
Children | Robert Pharazyn |
Occupation | runholder, merchant |
Charles Johnson Pharazyn (11 October 1802 – 16 August 1903) was a runholder, merchant, and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council who lived beyond 100 years of age. His obituary in the Wellington newspaper described him as a man of much wealth.[1]