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English: Richard Seddon became Premier of New Zealand on the 1st of May 1893. He was to become New Zealand's longest serving Premier, winning an unprecedented five consecutive elections. During his tenure he sought to expand New Zealand's influence in the Pacific, campaigning for New Zealand to colonise territories such as Fiji, Cook Islands and Tonga. This picture is of Seddon on his tour of the Pacific in 1900, where he sought evidence to persuade the Colonial Office that the inhabitants of the Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji and Tonga desired New Zealand annexation.
Seddon remained Prime Minister for 13 years, but gradually, calls for him to retire became more frequent. Various attempts to replace him with Joseph Ward met with failure. While on the Oswestry Grange ship returning from a trip to Australia, however, Seddon was suddenly taken ill, and died. News of his death provoked numerous public gestures of grief, which including black bordered displays in shop windows and several public monuments including a memorial Lamp Post outside the St Helens Hospital in Pitt Street Auckland. He was buried in Wellington's Bolton Street Memorial Park, with his grave being marked by a large monument. A statue of Seddon is located outside Parliament Buildings, and another has a prominent position in the West Coast town of Hokitika. The town of Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand is also named after the Premier. Archives Reference: ACHW 8635 Seddon 3, Box 105 (R21151421) archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21151421 For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
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