Alfred William East was a New Zealand politician. He represented the Omata electorate on the

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from 5 November 1855 to 13 December 1856. He represented the Omata electorate in the

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from 1855, but resigned in March 1860 at the outbreak of the

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before the end of his term when he accepted a government appointment. He left Taranaki at that time. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments. In the resulting

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was returned unopposed. He was later a captain with the 4th Waikato Regiment in

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. He was one of the original owners of

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, now one of the city's suburbs. East Street in Claudelands is named for him. In 1870, he was appointed postmaster in charge of the mail service between New Zealand, Australia, and San Francisco.

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