Francis Gledhill

Francis Gledhill

Francis Ullathorne Gledhill (1803-1882) was a New Zealand politician. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand in 1844, settling in Taranaki. He served in the first and third Parliaments, representing New Plymouth in the former and Omata in the latter. Between his two terms in office, he was a volunteer in the First Taranaki War.

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:*Some of Gledhill's papers may be found within web cite |title = Puke Ariki |url = http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm in New Plymouth. Much of this material is military in subject matter, referring to his service in the First Taranaki War. See web cite |title = GLEDHILL, Francis Ullahorne, 1803-1882 (A395) |url = http://www.nram.org.nz/record.php?id=6276&parent=searchresults&match=Phrase&format=Long&sort=title&words=Omata |accessdate = 2008-02-03


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