Charles Davis (land purchase agent) explained

Charles Oliver Bond Davis (c.1818  - 28 June 1887) was a New Zealand interpreter, writer and land purchase agent. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on c.1818.

Davis worked as a Māori language interpreter during the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.[1]

In January 1868, he stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland. East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council.[2] He was beaten by William John Hurst.[3]

He was buried at Waikumete Cemetery in Glen Eden.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gray . Matthew . City of the Dead . 380 . Macdonald . Finlay . Finlay Macdonald (editor) . Kerr . Ruth . West: The History of Waitakere . Random House . 2009 . 9781869790080.
  2. News: Provincial Council election – City East . 15 November 2020 . . XXIV . 3286 . 28 January 1868 . 3.
  3. News: Provincial Council election: Auckland City East . 15 November 2020 . . XXIV . 3290 . 1 February 1868 . 3.