Joseph Greenwood (1818 – 18 July 1861) was a soldier and New Zealand politician. Greenwood was born in

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. His parents were Thomas Greenwood and Esther née Munden. He joined the 31st Regiment of Foot in

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, India, where he distinguished himself as a lieutenant, under General George Pollock in the

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, and wrote an account which was considered an authority on the campaign. In 1847 he went to New Zealand as

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on staff of Major-General

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(1781–1851), and in the same capacity served Major-General

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(1802–1864) on the death of General Pitt. He served in the

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and second New Zealand Parliaments, representing the Pensioner Settlements electorate consisting of the

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suburbs of Howick,

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, and Panmure. He resigned from Parliament on 3 August 1857, around halfway through its second term. He also served on the

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, representing the Pensioner Settlements electorate from 1855 to 1857. In 1850 he travelled from Auckland to

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, and published an account of his travels. Greenwood owned extensive properties in Mangarei (

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), and built a house there in 1852. He died at No. 21 Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park,

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on 18 July 1861 aged 42. His son Colin Halkett Greenwood (1846–1894), was a landscape painter.

Published works

* * Originally published in ''The Maori messenger'' No. 36 (9 May 1850) to 40 (4 July 1850).

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References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Joseph 1818 births 1861 deaths 19th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from the London Borough of Camden Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of the Auckland Provincial Council East Surrey Regiment officers British military personnel of the First Anglo-Afghan War New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates People from St Pancras, London