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'''Courtney William Alymer Thomas Kenny''' |
'''Courtney William Alymer Thomas Kenny'''{{Efn|His name is spelt 'Courtenay' in his 1856 Scottish marriage (494/00010) and New Zealand death (1905/7708) registrations. He used also the spelling ‘Courtney’, such as in an 1868 mortgage to the NZ Trust and Loan Company.}} (25 December 1835 – 12 December 1905) was a 19th-century [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] from the [[Marlborough Region]], New Zealand. |
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Zealand death (1905/7708) registrations. He used also the spelling ‘Courtney’, such as in an 1868 mortgage to the NZ Trust and Loan Company</ref> (25 December 1835 – 12 December 1905) was a 19th-century [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] from the [[Marlborough Region]], New Zealand. |
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Kenny and his wife (Georgina Paulina Edith Kenny, 1835–1899<ref>New Zealand death registration 1899/4460</ref>) are reported to have arrived in [[Port Nicholson]] on the ''[[Philip Laing]]'' on 23 December 1856<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/msonline/index.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&QF0=MSNumber&QI0=NZMS+1393&TN=Manuscriptsonline&RF=WebRecord&NP=2|title=Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisher PRO: 1 records|website=Aucklandcity.govt.nz|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> and to have established and named the Lochmara Run in [[Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui|Queen Charlotte Sound]], centred on [[Lochmara Bay#Double Cove|Double Cove]] and what was to become [[Lochmara Bay]] in 1857.<ref>New Zealand electoral roll 14 July 1857</ref> They later farmed ‘The Rocks’ in [[Lochmara Bay#Double Cove|Double Cove]], until their deaths.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |title=AtoJs Online |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802051658/https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |archive-date=2 August 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Kenny is reported to have been born in India, probably [[Moulmein]] (now in Burma), to an Indian army officer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG38-6R8 |title=Person Details for Caurtney William Aylmer Thomas Kenny, "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947" — FamilySearch.org |website=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071338/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG38-6R8 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His wife was born in [[Geilston]], Dumbarton, Scotland, also to an Indian army father.<ref>Scottish old parish birth registration 494/0000300142</ref> Both were educated in England.<ref>1851 English census, Norwich and Kensington Town respectively</ref> |
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Kenny, having risen from ensign<ref>''[[London Gazette]]'', 23 June 1854</ref> to captain<ref>''[[London Gazette]]'', 27 October 1855</ref> in the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot, served in Crimea and then exchanged to the 94th (Scotch) Regiment.<ref>He resigned his commission 26 December 1860, Belfast News-Letter, 1 January 1861</ref> He was founding Captain of the Marlborough Volunteers |
Kenny, having risen from ensign<ref>''[[London Gazette]]'', 23 June 1854</ref> to captain<ref>''[[London Gazette]]'', 27 October 1855</ref> in the [[88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot]], served in [[Crimean War|Crimea]] and then exchanged to the 94th (Scotch) Regiment.<ref>He resigned his commission 26 December 1860, Belfast News-Letter, 1 January 1861</ref> He was founding Captain of the Marlborough Volunteers 1860–61<ref>Henry D Kelley, ‘As high as the Hills’, Cape Catley, Whatamongo, 1956, p. 192</ref> and Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands 1862–66,<ref>T. Lindsay Buick, ‘Old Marlborough’, Hart & Keeling Palmerston North, 1900, p 4</ref> then represented the [[Picton (New Zealand electorate)|Picton electorate]] from an [[1868 Picton by-election|1868 by-election]] till 1881, when he retired.<ref>James Oakley Wilson (1985, 4th edition) ''New Zealand Parliamentary Record'' 1''840–1984.'' Government Printer, Wellington p 210</ref> He was appointed to the [[New Zealand Legislative Council]] on 15 May 1885 and served until his death on 12 December 1905.<ref>Guy Schofield (1950, 3rd edition) ''New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1949.'' Government Printer, Wellington, p 79</ref> |
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1868–1870 | 4th | Picton | Independent | ||
| 1871–1875 | 5th | Picton | Independent | ||
| 1876–1879 | 6th | Picton | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Picton | Independent | ||
Courtney William Alymer Thomas Kenny[a] (25 December 1835 – 12 December 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Marlborough Region, New Zealand.
Kenny and his wife (Georgina Paulina Edith Kenny, 1835–1899[1]) are reported to have arrived in Port Nicholson on the Philip Laing on 23 December 1856[2] and to have established and named the Lochmara Run in Queen Charlotte Sound, centred on Double Cove and what was to become Lochmara Bay in 1857.[3] They later farmed ‘The Rocks’ in Double Cove, until their deaths.[4]
Kenny is reported to have been born in India, probably Moulmein (now in Burma), to an Indian army officer.[5] His wife was born in Geilston, Dumbarton, Scotland, also to an Indian army father.[6] Both were educated in England.[7]
Kenny, having risen from ensign[8] to captain[9] in the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot, served in Crimea and then exchanged to the 94th (Scotch) Regiment.[10] He was founding Captain of the Marlborough Volunteers 1860–61[11] and Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands 1862–66,[12] then represented the Picton electorate from an 1868 by-election till 1881, when he retired.[13] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 15 May 1885 and served until his death on 12 December 1905.[14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ His name is spelt 'Courtenay' in his 1856 Scottish marriage (494/00010) and New Zealand death (1905/7708) registrations. He used also the spelling ‘Courtney’, such as in an 1868 mortgage to the NZ Trust and Loan Company.
References
[edit]- ^ New Zealand death registration 1899/4460
- ^ "Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisher PRO: 1 records". Aucklandcity.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ New Zealand electoral roll 14 July 1857
- ^ "AtoJs Online". Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Person Details for Caurtney William Aylmer Thomas Kenny, "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Scottish old parish birth registration 494/0000300142
- ^ 1851 English census, Norwich and Kensington Town respectively
- ^ London Gazette, 23 June 1854
- ^ London Gazette, 27 October 1855
- ^ He resigned his commission 26 December 1860, Belfast News-Letter, 1 January 1861
- ^ Henry D Kelley, ‘As high as the Hills’, Cape Catley, Whatamongo, 1956, p. 192
- ^ T. Lindsay Buick, ‘Old Marlborough’, Hart & Keeling Palmerston North, 1900, p 4
- ^ James Oakley Wilson (1985, 4th edition) New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984. Government Printer, Wellington p 210
- ^ Guy Schofield (1950, 3rd edition) New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1949. Government Printer, Wellington, p 79
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