Jerningham Wakefield | |
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 Portrait of Jerningham Wakefield from ca 1850 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch Country | |
| In office 27 August 1853 – 15 September 1855 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Dingley Askham Brittin John Hall |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch City East | |
| In office 18 January 1871 – 6 December 1875 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | In abeyance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1820 London, England |
| Died | 3 March 1879 (aged 58) Ashburton, New Zealand |
| Relations | Edward Gibbon Wakefield (father) Edward Wakefield (grandfather) Daniel Bell Wakefield (uncle) William Wakefield (uncle) Arthur Wakefield (uncle) Felix Wakefield (uncle) Charles Torlesse (cousin) |
Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 – 3 March 1879), known as Jerningham Wakefield, was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. As such, he was closely associated with his father's interest in colonisation. He worked for the New Zealand Company and later was a member of the Canterbury Association. He was active as a politician in New Zealand, both at national and provincial level, but became an alcoholic and died penniless in an old people's home.