William Swainson (lawyer)

William Swainson
2nd Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand
In office
1841 – 7 May 1856
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byFrancis Fisher
Succeeded byFrederick Whitaker
1st Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office
1854–1855
Succeeded byThomas Bartley
Personal details
Born(1809-04-25)25 April 1809
Lancaster, England
Died1 December 1884(1884-12-01) (aged 75)
Auckland, New Zealand

William Swainson (25 April 1809 – 1 December 1884) became the second, and last, Attorney-General of the Crown colony of New Zealand and instrumental in setting up the legal system of New Zealand. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council.


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