Talk:Henry Chamberlin

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Family name spelling

Family name spelling may be incorrect. It's spelt "Chamberlin" here https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/documents/dnzb-1940/scholefield-dnzb-v1.pdf and here http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d2-d8.html#name-425853-mention and — Preceding unsigned comment added by Einebillion (talk • contribs)

Thanks for the heads up, Einebillion. That is indeed a bit puzzling. I've had a look at contemporary sources (at the time of death) and Chamberlain (164 hits) beats Chamberlin (30 hits for this search) by quite some. However, the death adverts placed by the family and the undertaker use Chamberlin. On Ancestry.com, the family also appears as Chamberlin. With regards to Guy Scholefield, he used Chamberlin in his 1940 biographical lexicon, but used Chamberlain in this 1950 work: New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (Q19754795). I'll look a bit further and if justified, I'll move the article. Schwede 66 04:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, his brother was Charles Chamberlin and he owned Ponui Island, which is otherwise known as Chamberlin's Island. It's still in family ownership. I'd say that settles the spelling question beyond doubt. Schwede 66 05:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Various obituaries mention that he stood for the provincial council, was unsuccessful, and shortly after was called to the Legislative Council. Problem is I can't find a provincial council election where he stood; I did find a parliamentary by-election in 1867, though. As far as I can make out, his area was covered by the Raglan electorate and I've assembled the Raglan representatives (see the electorate talk page) and election dates. That allows me to go through the various elections:

16 November 1861 – unsuccessful candidates were McElwain and Joseph Crispe^[1]
26 March 1863 – a by-election where John Lundon was returned unopposed^[2]
12 September 1863 – a by-election where William Thorne Buckland was returned unopposed^[3]
21 October 1863 – a by-election where Joseph Newman was returned unopposed^[4]
13 May 1864 – a contested by-election with Abraham Mears the unsuccessful candidate^[5]
1 November 1865 – this was an ordinary election for the three seats and three candidates were nominated; they were thus declared elected unopposed.^[6]
7 November 1867 – a by-election where James Farmer was returned unopposed^[7]
1 December 1868 – a by-election where John Gordon was returned unopposed^[8]

Subsequent elections were after his call to the Legislative Council. From this exercise, we now know that he never stood for the provincial council in the Raglan electorate. There were, of course, other electorates where he could have stood. Schwede 66 22:26, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "The Southern Cross". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XVIL, no. 1453. 19 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Raglan election". New Zealander. Vol. XIX, no. 1829. 27 March 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Untitled". New Zealander. Vol. XIX, no. 1973. 15 September 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XIX, no. 1955. 22 October 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "The Raglan Election". New Zealander. Vol. XX, no. 2126. 28 May 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Representation of Onehunga and Raglan". New Zealander. Vol. XXIII, no. 2568. 2 November 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIII, no. 3218. 8 November 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3550. 2 December 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[1] "The Southern Cross". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XVIL, no. 1453. 19 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[2] "Raglan election". New Zealander. Vol. XIX, no. 1829. 27 March 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[3] "Untitled". New Zealander. Vol. XIX, no. 1973. 15 September 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[4] "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XIX, no. 1955. 22 October 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[5] "The Raglan Election". New Zealander. Vol. XX, no. 2126. 28 May 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[6] "Representation of Onehunga and Raglan". New Zealander. Vol. XXIII, no. 2568. 2 November 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[7] "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIII, no. 3218. 8 November 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[8] "Raglan Election". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3550. 2 December 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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