For the Jamaican cricketer, see Henry Sewell (cricketer). For the English merchant and politician, see Henry Sewall.
The Honourable
Henry Sewell
Sewell c. 1872
1st Premier of New Zealand
In office 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856
Monarch
Victoria
Governor
Thomas Gore Browne
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Sir William Fox
3rd Colonial Secretary of New Zealand
In office 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856
Governor
Thomas Gore Browne
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office 1861–1865
Personal details
Born
(1807-09-07)7 September 1807 Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Died
14 May 1879(1879-05-14) (aged 71) Cambridge, England
Political party
Independent
Spouses
Lucinda Nedham
(m. 1834; died 1844)
Elizabeth Kittoe
(m. 1850)
Children
6
Relatives
Richard Clarke Sewell (brother)
William Sewell (brother)
James Edwards Sewell (brother)
Elizabeth Missing Sewell (sister)
Signature
Henry Sewell (/ˈsjuːəl/;[1] 7 September 1807 – 14 May 1879) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. He was a notable campaigner for New Zealand self-government, and is generally regarded as having been the country's first premier (a post that would later be officially titled "Prime Minister"), having led the Sewell Ministry in 1856. He later served as Colonial Treasurer (1856–1859), as Attorney-General (1861–1862), and twice as Minister of Justice (1864–1865, 1869–1872).
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and three women) have served as prime minister, the first of whom was HenrySewell taking office on 7 May 1856 as premier. The longest-serving prime minister...
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became the first Attorney-General of New Zealand in the Sewell Ministry led by HenrySewell in 1856. He did not serve as Attorney-General in the subsequent...
brother, HenrySewell became the first premier of New Zealand. Another brother, William Sewell, was a writer, as was sister Elizabeth Missing Sewell. His...
known as The Vale of Lanherne. It was the subject of a poem by poet HenrySewell Stokes. There is evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements, though...
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