Thomas Potts
Thomas Henry Potts, ca 1875
Thomas Henry Potts (23 December 1824 – 27 July 1888) was a British-born New Zealand naturalist, ornithologist, entomologist, and botanist.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1866–1870 | 4th | Mount Herbert | Independent | |
The son of a small arms manufacturer, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1854, and recorded many natural observations as well as species that were then new to science, such as the Black-billed Gull and the Great Spotted Kiwi.
In 1866 he was elected to the Mount Herbert electorate after William Sefton Moorhouse who had won the seat in the 1866 general election declined the seat. Potts retired from Parliament in 1870.[1]
References
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 133. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Ohinetahi". Register of Historic Places. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Star, Paul. "Thomas Henry Potts". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
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