Henry Sewell

Henry Sewell was born on the 7th of September 1807 in Newport. New Zealand's first Premier (later termed Prime Minister) in 1856. Henry trained as a solicitor, following his father's path. He only entered politics after emigrating to New Zealand in 1853 to help rescue the Canterbuy Association from financial collapse. A major architect of early New Zealand law and government. He later returned to the UK and died in Cambridge in 1879.

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