Francis Gledhill Explained

Francis Ullathorne Gledhill (1803 – 2 October 1882) was a New Zealand politician.

He was born in 1803 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in New Plymouth and opening a shop and the first tanning works in the area.^[1] He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter.^[2] Between his two terms in office, he was a volunteer in the First Taranaki War.

He died in New Plymouth on 2 October 1882,^[3] and was buried at Te Henui Cemetery.^[4]

Further reading

• Some of Gledhill's papers may be found within Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . dmy . in New Plymouth. Much of this material is military in subject matter, referring to his service in the First Taranaki War. See Web site: GLEDHILL, Francis Ullahorne, 1803-1882 (A395) . 2008-02-03.

Notes and References

1. News: Obituary: the late Mr. F. U. Gledhill . 4 October 1882 . Taranaki Herald . 29 August 2015 . 2.
2. Book: Scholefield, Guy . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 108.
3. News: Death . 3 October 1882 . Taranaki Herald . 29 August 2015 . 2.
4. Web site: Cemetery search . New Plymouth District Council . 29 August 2015 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826013248/http://www.newplymouthnz.com/CouncilAtoZ/CemeteriesAndCrematorium/CemeterySearch.htm . dead .