Richard Seddon
New Zealand politician and Prime Minister (1845-1906) · New Zealand · On the map · Politicians · Died at 60
Richard John Seddon was a New Zealand politician who served as the 15th premier of New Zealand from 1893 until his death in 1906. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's longest-serving head of government.
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Portrait of Richard Seddon in 1882, from a portrait of the 8th New Zealand Parliament
Richard John Seddon and party in Samoa, 1897
James Carroll (second row, far right). Front row from left: Richard Seddon, Mahuta Tāwhiao, Māori King. Second row from left: Tupu Taingakawa Te Waharoa, Māori Kingmaker; Henare Kaihau, MP. Taken at Huntly, New Zealand in 1898
Seddon (far right) addressing a Liberal rally in Greytown, late 1890s
Seddon caricatured by How for Vanity Fair, 1902
Richard Seddon's grave in Bolton Street Memorial Park, WellingtonAbout this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1845 to 1906 · aged 60
