Henry Barnes Gresson
| Henry Barnes Gresson | |
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Justice Gresson in circa 1862
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| 2nd chairman of the board of Governors of Canterbury College | |
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In office 1875–1875 |
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| Preceded by | Joshua Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Montgomery |
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| Born | 31 January 1809 County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 31 January 1901 (aged 92) Fendalton, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Relations | Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson (grandson) |
| Religion | Anglican |
Henry Barnes Gresson (31 January 1809 – 31 January 1901) was a New Zealand judge.
Gresson was born in 1809 in County Meath, Ireland. His father, Rev George Leslie Gresson, was rector of Ardnurcher in County Westmeath. His mother was Clarissa Gresson (née Reynell). Gresson was home schooled until age 14, then attended a private school in Westmeath for three years. He matriculated from Trinity College, Dublin and practised in Dublin for eight years. Together with his colleague Edward Hartson Burroughs, he published a book on Irish equity pleading.
He married Anne Beatty in 1845, the daughter of Andrew Beatty of Derry.
The family emigrated on the Egmont to Auckland, arriving on 24 June 1854. A month later, they arrived in Lyttelton on the steamer Nelson. The family made their way over the Bridle Path on foot to their home in Christchurch, but their luggage was shipped and lost on the Sumner bar, including Gresson's legal library.
In October 1854, the Executive Council of the Canterbury Provincial Council led by Henry Tancred resigned, and Gresson was appointed onto the new executive as provincial solicitor. He served on various executive councils under the leadership of John Hall (1854–1855), Joseph Brittan (1855), Tancred (1855–1857 and 1857–1858), Richard Packer (1867), Charles Bowen (1867), and Thomas Cass (1867). He was never an elected member of the provincial council.
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