Edward Stafford (politician)
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Sir Edward William Stafford served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He i
Stafford asks a minister to show Donald McLean to leave the room: "Show Donald the door, James—he's far too great a man to be our agent any longer."
Henry Sewell
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Henry Sewell was a New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier, having led the Sewell Mini
Sewell c. 1872
Henry Sewell in 1856
Advertisement of Henry Sewell, published in the Lyttelton Times on 7 January 1860