Lawrence Grace

Lawrence Marshall Grace (16 April 1854 – 10 January 1934) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.[1]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1885–1887 9th Tauranga Independent

He represented the Tauranga electorate from 1885 to 1887, when he retired.[2]

He was the son of missionary Thomas Grace and Agnes Fearon. Lawrence's twin brother was John Edward. In 1885 he married Te Kahui Te Heuheu, daughter of Ngāti Tuwharetoa paramount chief Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, and sister of Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V. They had 12 children. Their eldest daughter, Bessie Te Wenerau Grace, was the first Māori woman to earn a degree from a university.[3] His son, Hāmi Grace, was a New Zealand cricketer.

As an MP and son-in-law of Te Heuheu Tūkino IV, Grace was involved in the negotiations to establish Tongariro National Park.[1]

References
  1. "Friend to the Maori. Death of Mr L. M. Grace". Evening Post. Vol. CXVII, no. 8. 10 January 1934. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 200. OCLC 154283103.
  3. "Bessie Te Wenerau Grace". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 15 January 2021.


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