Frederic Alonzo Carrington
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Frederick Alonzo Carrington (1808 – 15 July 1901) was a 19th century New Zealand politician and surveyor. He was born in Chelmsford, Essex
, England in 1807 or 1808, the son of Captain William Carrington.
He was 15 years in the Ordnance Survey Department. Then he was appointed by the New Zealand Company
as Chief Surveyor to the Plymouth Company and surveyed the new settlement of New Plymouth
. He arrived in Wellington in the ship London in 1840. In 1844 he returned to England, and undertook surveying for Parliamentary committees in England and Scotland. From 1851 to 1856 he investigated business proposals in California and other parts of America, Paris and Belgium.
He left for New Zealand with his family in January 1857 and was made Engineer for roads in Taranaki. He finally obtained a grant of land in 1877.
He was Superintendent
of Taranaki Province
from 1869 to 1876 (when the Provinces were abolished), and was the member of Parliament for Omata
in 1870 and then Grey and Bell from 1871 to 1879 when he retired. He was a member of the Harbour Board, and an advocate of an adequate harbour for New Plymouth. He died in New Plymouth.
Carrington Street, a New Plymouth arterial route, and its extension Carrington Road, which winds between the Pouakai and Kaitake ranges, are named for him.
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England in 1807 or 1808, the son of Captain William Carrington.
He was 15 years in the Ordnance Survey Department. Then he was appointed by the New Zealand Company
New Zealand Company
The New Zealand Company originated in London in 1837 as the New Zealand Association with the aim of promoting the "systematic" colonisation of New Zealand. The association, and later the company, intended to follow the colonising principles of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who envisaged the creation of...
as Chief Surveyor to the Plymouth Company and surveyed the new settlement of New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
. He arrived in Wellington in the ship London in 1840. In 1844 he returned to England, and undertook surveying for Parliamentary committees in England and Scotland. From 1851 to 1856 he investigated business proposals in California and other parts of America, Paris and Belgium.
He left for New Zealand with his family in January 1857 and was made Engineer for roads in Taranaki. He finally obtained a grant of land in 1877.
He was Superintendent
Superintendent (politics)
Superintendent was the elected head of each Provincial Council in New Zealand from 1853 to 1876.-Historical context:Provinces existed in New Zealand from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. After the initial provinces pre-1853, new provinces were formed by the New Zealand...
of Taranaki Province
Taranaki Province
The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876...
from 1869 to 1876 (when the Provinces were abolished), and was the member of Parliament for Omata
Omata (New Zealand electorate)
Omata was a Taranaki electorate in the New Zealand Parliament from 1853 to 1870. It was based on the township of Omata.-Members:The following Members of Parliament represented the Omata electorate:...
in 1870 and then Grey and Bell from 1871 to 1879 when he retired. He was a member of the Harbour Board, and an advocate of an adequate harbour for New Plymouth. He died in New Plymouth.
Carrington Street, a New Plymouth arterial route, and its extension Carrington Road, which winds between the Pouakai and Kaitake ranges, are named for him.