Francis Henry Morice (1851 in

La Colle La Colle ( 1736 – 1742) was a Monsoni (a branch of the Ojibwa) chief who is known in Canadian history for this period because of the writings of La Vérendrye. In the fall of 1731, construction began on Fort St. Pierre at the west end of ...

, Canada East – 19 June 1912 in

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

Otago Otago (, ; ) is a regions of New Zealand, region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island and administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local go ...

) was a New Zealand

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. He played 4 first-class matches for

Wellington Wellington 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 third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

. Born in Canada, Morice was educated in England and Germany before moving to New Zealand in 1867. He worked from 1872 to 1892 as a police officer. At his sudden death of heart failure he was carrying out his duties as district agent for the

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ee and Official Assignee in Dunedin. He left a widow and several children.

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