Edward Cephas John Stevens
1837–1915
British-born land-agent and politician in New Zealand. Educated at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. Emigrated to New Zealand in 1858. Land- and commission-agent, Canterbury, New Zealand. Member of the provincial executive, 1863–6; elected representative for Selwyn, 1866–71; for Christchurch, 1875–81. Interested in flower cultivation. Chairman, Canterbury Horticultural Society. Secretary, Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 1863.
Sources
DNZB
letter from Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand, 14 September 1863.
Bibliography
DNZB: A dictionary of New Zealand biography. Edited by G. H. Scholefield. 2 vols. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs. 1940. The dictionary of New Zealand biography. Edited by W. H. Oliver et al. 5 vols. Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs [and others]. 1990–2000.
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