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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. |
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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Courtenay 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' 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, centred on Double Cove Bay and what was to become Lochmara Bay, in 1857.<ref>New Zealand electoral roll 14 July 1857</ref> They later farmed ‘The Rocks’ in Double Cove, until their deaths.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802051658/http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |archive-date=2 August 2015 | |
Courtenay 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' 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, centred on Double Cove Bay and what was to become Lochmara Bay, in 1857.<ref>New Zealand electoral roll 14 July 1857</ref> They later farmed ‘The Rocks’ in Double Cove, until their deaths.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802051658/http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs |archive-date=2 August 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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Courtenay 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=Archived copy |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 | |
Courtenay 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=Archived copy |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 1860-1<ref>Henry D Kelley, ‘As high as the Hills’, Cape Catley, Whatamongo, 1956, p. 192</ref> and Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands 1862–1866,<ref>T. Lindsay Buick, ‘Old Marlborough’, Hart & Keeling Palmerston North, 1900, p 4</ref> then represented the Picton electorate from an 1866 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> |
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 1860-1<ref>Henry D Kelley, ‘As high as the Hills’, Cape Catley, Whatamongo, 1956, p. 192</ref> and Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands 1862–1866,<ref>T. Lindsay Buick, ‘Old Marlborough’, Hart & Keeling Palmerston North, 1900, p 4</ref> then represented the Picton electorate from an 1866 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> |
Revision as of 05:27, 17 September 2019
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 [1] (25 December 1835 – 12 December 1905) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Marlborough Region, New Zealand.
Courtenay and his wife (Georgina Paulina Edith Kenny, 1835–1899,[2]) are reported to have arrived in Port Nicholson on the 'Philip Laing' 23 December 1856 [3] and to have established and named the 'Lochmara Run' in Queen Charlotte Sound, centred on Double Cove Bay and what was to become Lochmara Bay, in 1857.[4] They later farmed ‘The Rocks’ in Double Cove, until their deaths.[5]
Courtenay Kenny is reported to have been born in India, probably Moulmein (now in Burma), to an Indian army officer.[6] His wife was born in Geilston, Dumbarton, Scotland, also to an Indian army father.[7] Both were educated in England.[8]
Kenny, having risen from ensign[9] to captain[10] in the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot, served in Crimea and then exchanged to the 94th (Scotch) Regiment.[11] He was founding Captain of the Marlborough Volunteers 1860-1[12] and Marlborough Commissioner of Crown Lands 1862–1866,[13] then represented the Picton electorate from an 1866 by-election till 1881, when he retired.[14] He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 15 May 1885 and served until his death on 12 December 1905.[15]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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