Richard James Strachan Harman was trained as a civil engineer. However, in Christchurch, New Zealand, he worked as a bureaucrat, politician and businessman. He was one of the Canterbury Pilgrims, havi
Portrait of Harman
Former Press Building in Cashel Street, in use by the newspaper until 1908. Harman and Stevens took over the land from James FitzGerald in 1872
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The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Its capital was Christchurch.
Richard James Strachan Harman
…Christchurch newspaper The Press from its original proprietor, James FitzGerald, over a protracted period. Harman held many important roles with the Canterbury Provincial Council and was the last Deputy-Superintendent. Harman was born in Dublin in 1826, the son of Richard Harman. He was educated at Rugby School under Dr Thomas…
The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, designed by Benjamin Mountfort