1st New Zealand Parliament
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The 1st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. It opened on 24 May 1854, following New Zealand's first general election. It was dissolved on 15 September 1855 in preparati
Sewell overwhelming Mackay, with Fitzherbert (hand covering mouth) looking on
1854 FitzGerald ministry
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The FitzGerald Ministry was a ministry-style executive council formed in New Zealand in 1854 during the 1st New Zealand Parliament. Led by James FitzGerald, it originally consisted of four members, an
1st New Zealand Parliament
…Executive Council (the formal institution upon which Cabinet is based). From 14 June 1854 to 2 August 1854, there was a four-person cabinet, New Zealand's 1854 FitzGerald Ministry, led by James FitzGerald, with Henry Sewell, Frederick Weld, and Thomas Bartley (a fifth member, Dillon Bell, also joined for a short time). Then, from…
James Edward Fitzgerald 1890