Edward Allen Hargreaves (1825/26 – 9 March 1880) was a New Zealand member of Parliament.
Early life
editPolitical career
editHargreaves and Henry Sewell contested the Lyttelton electorate at the 1866 general election. They received 107 and 69 votes, respectively, and Hargreaves was thus elected.[1]
Death
editHargreaves died on 9 March 1880 at his residence in West Town Belt, Timaru, aged 54 years.
References
edit- ^ "THE ELECTIONS". Otago Witness. Issue 747, 24 March 1866. p. 11. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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RAWSON - HARGREAVES - August 29th, at St. Mary's Church, Timaru, by the Venerable Archdeacon Harper, Thomas Harold, sixth son of T. E. Rawson, M.D., Taranaki, to Marry Annie, eldest daughter of E. A. Hargreaves, The Priory, Timaru
1866 (I think) Canterbury Provincial Directory
Auctioneers.
- Lyttelton—A. J. Alport, F. Noble, Campbell & Co., E. A. Hargreaves
Lyttelton Borough Council Prior to the inauguration of the Borough Council, on the 28th of May, 1868, the local affairs of Lyttelton were controlled by a Municipal Council, which had come into existence in 1862. The first chairman was Dr. Donald, a man of many parts, who held several important public positions, and Messrs E. A. Hargreaves and Joseph Ward were subsequent chairmen.
Historical Narrative: Lyttelton was the place designated by the Canterbury Association as the port, and initially the chief town, of the carefully planned settlement of Canterbury. Although Christchurch later became the principal city, Lyttelton grew to a much more sizeable settlement during the 1850s after the arrival of the first immigrants. Its function as a port encouraged the development of buildings related to that activity along the waterfront area. The land between Norwich Quay and the shoreline was designated Reserve 32, controlled initially by the Canterbury Association. At the eastern end of the reserve beside the entrance to the main jetty was the Association's store and the remainder of this area was useful for cargo handling. In 1855, A.J.Alport, described as "merchant of Lyttelton", leased from the Canterbury Association for 21 years at £50 a year, part of Reserve 32, a block of land 167 feet along the central portion of Norwich Quay. He built a store at the western end of his block and then sub-leased the remaining two thirds of his land early in 1863. Edward Hargreaves took the block adjoining Alport's store and built a large stone store there while the eastern portion was sub-leased by Thomas Ritchie. Alport departed for Canada and his various leases were sold to Alfred Creyke in December, 1863, then the Reserve 32 lease was sold in 1866 to Alfred Louisson. Meanwhile Thomas Ritchie had built on the sub-leased land the large brick and stone store which features in early photos from 1863 and was shortly to become Forbes Store, by which name it is still known.
We regret to learn that Mr. Edward Allen Hargreaves, lately of Canterbury, but formerly an old Wellington settler, died very suddenly at Timaru last week, being attacked by a fit of apoplexy from which he never rallied. The late Mr. Hargreaves originally came out to Wellington, but subsequently removed to Lyttelton, where he continued to reside, carrying on business as a merchant until a few years ago, when he retired, and took up 1 his rettidentJe alternately at Timaru dud at his station on Lake Tekapo. He was the first Mayor of Lyttelton, and sonic years represented that constituency in Parliament. He was very popular, both in public and private life, and the news of his death will j be read wUh deep regret by a wide circle of friends, both in Wellington and Canterbury.