Leonard Harper
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Leonard Harper was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Canterbury
, New Zealand
.
He represented the Cheviot
electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned. He then represented the Avon
electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he again resigned. He bought Ilam homestead, once the largest residential building in Christchurch
.
Canterbury, New Zealand
The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He represented the Cheviot
Cheviot (New Zealand electorate)
Cheviot was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, from 1859 to 1890.-History:Cheviot was formed partway through the term of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament. The first elections were held in 1859, and Edward Jollie was the first representative. Leonard Harper was the...
electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned. He then represented the Avon
Avon (New Zealand electorate)
Avon is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.-Population centres:The electorate is in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand, based on the suburb of Avonside.-History:...
electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he again resigned. He bought Ilam homestead, once the largest residential building in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
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