Jerningham Wakefield

Jerningham Wakefield
Portrait of Jerningham Wakefield from ca 1850
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch Country
In office 27 August 1853 – 15 September 1855
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Dingley Askham Brittin John Hall
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch City East
In office 18 January 1871 – 6 December 1875
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	In abeyance
Personal details
Born	25 June 1820 London, England
Died	3 March 1879(1879-03-03) (aged 58) Ashburton, New Zealand
Relations	Edward Gibbon Wakefield (father) Edward Wakefield (grandfather) Daniel Bell Wakefield (uncle) William Wakefield (uncle) Arthur Wakefield (uncle) Felix Wakefield (uncle) Charles Torlesse (cousin)

Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 – 3 March 1879), known as Jerningham Wakefield, was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. As such, he was closely associated with his father's interest in colonisation. He worked for the New Zealand Company and later was a member of the Canterbury Association. He was active as a politician in New Zealand, both at national and provincial level, but became an alcoholic and died penniless in an old people's home.