John Ollivier
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John Ollivier was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand, but was better known for his membership of the Canterbury Provincial Council. He was the second chairman of the Christchurch Town Council.
Portrait of John Ollivier
John Olliver Terrace in Halswell
Joseph Brittan
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Joseph Brittan was a New Zealand surgeon, newspaper editor, and provincial councillor, was one of the dominant figures in early Christchurch. Born into a middle-class family in southern England, he fo
John Ollivier
…the dissolution of the 4th Council in May 1866. When the Superintendency of James FitzGerald came to an end in 1857, it was generally expected that Joseph Brittan would succeed him. Brittan published his political views in a long letter that appeared in the Lyttelton Times for several months. William Sefton…
Portrait of Joseph Brittan
Linwood House in 2003
The office of the Canterbury Standard on Hereford Street in 1861
Joseph Brittan caricature