John Ormsby (negotiator)

John Ormsby (6 November 1854 – 11 June 1927), also known under his Māori name Hone Omipi, was a negotiator for the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi, a local politician, farmer, and businessman.^[1]

He first stood for the Western Maori electorate in the 1887, when he came fourth out of five candidates.^[2]^[3] He was one of 13 candidates who contested the Western Maori electorate in the 1896 election.^[4]

References

^ Ormsby, M. J. "Ormsby, John". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
^ "The Maori Election". The Star. No. 6036. 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "The Maori Election". The Evening Post. Vol. XXXIV, no. 69. 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "Untitled". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXIV, no. 7816. 4 January 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

[DNZB_Ormsby-1] Ormsby, M. J. "Ormsby, John". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[2] "The Maori Election". The Star. No. 6036. 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

[3] "The Maori Election". The Evening Post. Vol. XXXIV, no. 69. 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

[1896_Western_Maori-4] "Untitled". Poverty Bay Herald. Vol. XXIV, no. 7816. 4 January 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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