J. C. Richmond
| James Crowe Richmond | |
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James Crowe Richmond in his later years
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Omata |
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In office 1860 – 1865 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Grey and Bell |
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In office 1866 – 1870 |
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22 September 1822 London, England |
| Died | 19 January 1898 (aged 75) Otaki, New Zealand |
| Relations |
Henry Robert Richmond (brother) William Richmond (brother) Jane Maria Atkinson (sister) |
| Occupation | engineer, artist, politician, journalist, administrator |
| Profession | engineer |
James Crowe Richmond (22 September 1822 – 19 January 1898) was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape.
Richmond was born in London, England, the son of Christopher Richmond, barrister and his wife, Maria Wilson. He was educated at Hackney Grammar School, at Hove House, Brighton and at the school attached to University College London. He was apprenticed to the engineer Samuel Clegg and from 1845 served on the staff of Isambard Kingdom Brunel for three years working on the Great Western Railway in southern England.
Richmond emigrated to New Zealand with his younger brother Henry Richmond on the Victory on 3 October 1850. The ship arrived in Auckland in February 1851 and the two walked south to Taranaki where they purchased a few acres near the home of their aunt Helen, who had married John Hursthouse and had also settled in Taranaki. Eventually members of the Richmond, Hursthouse, Atkinson and Ronald families, who were related by marriage, all settled near one another in the area.
Richmond returned to England in 1854 and married Mary Smith on 21 August 1856 before returning to New Zealand on the Kenilworth, which arrived in New Plymouth on 8 July 1857.
Richmond was elected unopposed as member of parliament for Omata at a 16 April 1860 by-election. He remained in Parliament until he resigned in 1865, as he was called to the Legislative Council, where he remained for only four months. He then represented Grey and Bell from 1866 to 1870, when he was defeated.
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