Henry Sewell
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Henry Sewell was a prominent 19th-century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier, having led the Sewell Ministry in 1856. Wikipedia
Born: September 7, 1807, Newport, United Kingdom
Died: May 14, 1879 (age 71 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nationality: English
Previous offices: Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council (1861–1865), Colonial Secretary of New Zealand (1856–1856), and Prime Minister of New Zealand (1856–1856)
Parents: Thomas Sewell
Siblings: William Sewell and Elizabeth Missing Sewell