Edmund Bellairs Explained

Edmund Hooke Wilson Bellairs (1823 – 14 September 1896) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.

Bellairs was born in Norfolk and arrived in Dunedin in 1852.^[1] He was a member of the Legislative Council in Auckland from 31 December 1853 to 17 June 1856, when his membership lapsed due to absence.^[2] He left New Zealand about 1856 and afterwards lived mainly in France. Copies and reproductions of Bellairs' pencil drawings and watercolours of historic interest are held at the Hocken Collections.

Bellairs died 14 September 1896 at Newlands, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.^[3]

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Book: Platts, Una . Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook . 1980 . Avon Fine Prints . Christchurch .

Notes and References

1. Book: Platts, Una . Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook . 1980 . Avon Fine Prints . Christchurch .
2. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield

   . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 74.

3. News: 14 September 1896 . Obituary . 5 . The Leeds Mercury (Weekly Supplement) . Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.