Leonard Harper (politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876–1878 | 6th | Cheviot | Independent | ||
| 1884–1887 | 9th | Avon | Independent | ||
Leonard Harper (1832 – 27 October 1915) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Harper was born in 1832. His father was Henry Harper, who became the first bishop of Christchurch.[1]
He represented the Cheviot electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned. He then represented the Avon electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he again resigned.[2] He bought Ilam homestead, once the largest residential building in Christchurch,[3] and was for some years co-owner of Risingholme, which was bought from the estate of William Reeves.[4]
Harper left New Zealand in July 1891. It only emerged later that his law firm was bankrupt, and that NZ£200,000 had been embezzled.[1] He later lived on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands,[5] where he died in 1915.[6] Arthur Paul Harper was his son.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Langton, Graham. "Arthur Paul Harper". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "History of the Club". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Risingholme". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Mr. Leonard Harper". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. p. 96. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Death of Mr Leonard Harper". The Press. Vol. LI, no. 15421. 28 October 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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