Charles Bigg Wither, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Bigg Wither

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1822

Place of Birth: Manydown, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1874

Profession: politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Charles Bigg Wither

  • Charles Bigg Wither or Charles Bigg-Wither (27 April 1822 – 28 June 1894) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council for a short period in 1863. Wither was born in 1822 at Manydown Park, a manor in Wootton St Lawrence, Hampshire, England.
  • His father was Harris Bigg-Wither (1781–1838), who was Lord of the Manor at Manydown from 1813 to 1833 and is famous for having proposed to Jane Austen.
  • The engineer and writer Thomas Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, a son of his eldest brother Lovelace Bigg-Wither (1805–1874), was his nephew.
  • The Lords of the Manor at Manydown were initially from the Wither family.
  • When William Wither V (1733–1789) died, he had no heir, and a cousin with the surname Bigg — the Reverend Lovelace Bigg (1741–1813) — became his successor.
  • He and his sons took on the surname Bigg-Wither.
  • In all New Zealand sources, Charles Bigg Wither is referred to simply as Wither (or C.
  • B.
  • Wither) and thus appears to have used Bigg as his middle name only. Wither received his education at Winchester and at the University of Edinburgh.
  • He came to New Zealand on the Ursula in 1843 and settled near Nelson.
  • He owned a sheep station at the Taylor River upstream from Blenheim from about 1848.
  • He sold the land in 1867 to Ralph Richardson and to the father of Henry Redwood.
  • The Wither Hills south of Blenheim, which were part of his sheep run, are named for him.
  • Wither himself lived in Richmond where he had another farm.Wither was one of the original nine trustees of Nelson College; other notable foundation trustees were Charles Elliott, David Monro, John Barnicoat, William Wells, and Alfred Domett.Wither was a member of the Legislative Council from 15 October to 9 November 1863, when he resigned.
  • His membership appeared in a gazette notice (it stated that he had been summoned to the council), but he declined the membership.Wither died at Wensley Hill in Richmond on 28 June 1894.
  • He is buried at Richmond Cemetery.
  • His sons Frederick and James were the executors of his will.

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