Daniel Pollen

Daniel Pollen ( born June 2, 1813 in Dublin, † May 18, 1896 ) was the ninth Prime Minister of New Zealand. He was for 35 years a Member of the New Zealand Parliament and ruled on July 6, 1875 to February 15, 1876.

Biography

About his early life practically nothing is known except that he spent this partly in Ireland and partly in the United States, where his father was involved in the construction of the Capitol in Washington. Pollen studied medicine and received a doctoral degree ( where exactly is also known). The late 1830s, he emigrated to New South Wales of Australia and then moved in January 1840 to North Shore on New Zealand's North Island. On February 6, 1840, he was an eyewitness to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

1844 pollen was appointed coroner. On May 18, 1846 he married Jane Henderson. With her ​​, he moved in 1847 to Kawau Iceland, where he worked as an occupational physician of a copper mine. There he wrote periodically newspaper article in which he called for the introduction of a representative democracy. He supported the establishment of libraries and pleaded for moderation.

Pollen was established in 1852 head of administration of the Chief of Police of Auckland. From 1856 to 1861 he was a member of the Provincial Parliament. From 1858 to 1862 he was Commissioner for Crown Lands and thus responsible for the settlement of new immigrants. At that time he also began actively promoting the rights of Maori to use. 1861 candidate pollen successfully for a seat in the New Zealand House of Commons. 1870 pollen are held four offices: the main tax collector, Commissioner for confiscated lands, Commissioner for the enforcement of land rights of Māori and immigration officials.

From 1873 to 1877 was Colonial Secretary pollen and thus the connection point between the New Zealand Government and the Governor. From July 1875 to February 1876 he was also Prime Minister also: The actual incumbent Julius Vogel was on one of his frequent trips abroad to ensure the financing of his bold infrastructure projects. Since the bird return to New Zealand was delayed, the government threatened to be leaderless, which is why pollen stepped in for him. After he had been in 1877 Minister of " interests of the natives ," he resigned from the government. Until his death in 1896 he remained a member of parliament.