Francis Rich

Francis Dyer Rich (1828 – 5 December 1901) was a 19th-century Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otago, New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1869–1870 4th Waikouaiti Independent

Rich represented the Waikouaiti electorate from the 1869 by-election to 30 December 1870 when he retired.[1]

He stood unsuccessfully for the electorate in 1875 by-election

He was an early settler in Auckland, then moving to Canterbury. He died at his family home Woodstock, Orariore near Cambridge and the Piako Swamp in the Waikato. [2] [3] [4]

References
  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 230. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "Death of Mr Rich". Waikato Argus. 6 December 1901.
  3. "Deaths". Hawkes Bay Herald. 9 December 1901.
  4. "Obituary". Otago Witness. 11 December 1901.


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