William Rolleston
1831–1903
New Zealand public administrator and politician. Brother of George Rolleston. BA, Cambridge (Emmanuel College), 1855. Emigrated to New Zealand to become a sheep farmer in 1858. Involved in local administration from 1863; superintendent of Canterbury province, 1868–76. Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1868–87, 1890–3.
Source
Alum. Cantab., DNZB.
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
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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