Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1901)

Edward Stafford

Sir Edward William Stafford served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted.

Born

1819

April 23

Died

1901

Era

1810s

Country

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Edward, in brief

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1819 Born
1901 Died

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711 Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
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The world in 1901

When Edward departed

april 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
august 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
august 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
august 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.

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Same-year contemporaries

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Franz von Suppé 1819–1895 Austrian composer and conductor (died 1895) George Eliot 1819–1880 English novelist and poet (born 1819) Gustave Courbet 1819–1877 French-Swiss painter and sculptor (born 1819)

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