Charles Davis (land purchase agent)

Charles Oliver Bond Davis (c.1818 – 28 June 1887) was a New Zealand interpreter, writer and land purchase agent. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on c.1818.[1]

Davis worked as a Māori language interpreter during the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.[2]

In January 1868, he stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland. East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council.[3] He was beaten by William John Hurst.[4]

He was buried at Waikumete Cemetery in Glen Eden.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ward, Alan. "Charles Oliver Bond Davis". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gray, Matthew (2009). "City of the Dead". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 380. ISBN 9781869790080.
  3. ^ "Provincial Council election – City East". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3286. 28 January 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Provincial Council election: Auckland City East". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3290. 1 February 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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