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James Coutts Crawford (19 January 1817 – 8 April 1889), known as Coutts Crawford, was a Naval officer, farmer, scientist, explorer and public servant in New Zealand.
He was born in
Recollections of travel in New Zealand and Australia (1880)
1817 births 1889 deaths Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council 19th-century New Zealand politicians Scottish emigrants to New Zealand People from Strathaven Sheriffs of New Zealand {{NewZealand-politician-stub
James Coutts Crawford (19 January 1817 – 8 April 1889), known as Coutts Crawford, was a Naval officer, farmer, scientist, explorer and public servant in New Zealand.
He was born in Strathaven
Strathaven (; from gd, Strath Aibhne ) is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. It is south of Hamilton. The Powmillon Burn runs through the town centre, and joins the Avon Water to th ...
, South Lanarkshire
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, Scotland
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, the son of naval officer James Coutts Crawford
James Coutts Crawford (20 July 1760 – 10 May 1828) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Crawford first went to sea aboard merchant vesse ...
, and his second wife, Jane. He came to New Zealand in 1839. He settled in Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by m ...
and called his land holding Kilbirnie after the town
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Origin and use
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in Scotland; the name is still in use as a Wellington suburb. Crawford was active in local affairs. He served on the New Zealand Legislative Council
The New Zealand Legislative Council was the upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951. An earlier arrangement of legislative councils for the colony and provinces existed from 1841 when New Zealand became a co ...
from 1859 to 1867. He died in London
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in 1889.
It is likely that Mount Crawford (South Australia) is named after him.
Personal life
He was educated at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. He married: :Sophia Whitley on 28 November 1843; she died in 1852. They had a daughter Janet (1844, m. John Willis) and a son James Dundas (1850). :Jessie McBarnet in August 1857; she died in 1880. They had three sons: Henry Duncan (1859), Alexander Donald (1862) and Charles John (1867).References
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Recollections of travel in New Zealand and Australia (1880)
1817 births 1889 deaths Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council 19th-century New Zealand politicians Scottish emigrants to New Zealand People from Strathaven Sheriffs of New Zealand {{NewZealand-politician-stub