New Ulster was a

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of the

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that existed between 1841 and 1853. It was named after the Irish province of

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Creation

Between 1841 and 1846, the province included all the

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. With the passing of the

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, the province was defined as the

north of the

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mouth. Like the other province of New Zealand at the time,

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, New Ulster Province was headed by a

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who reported to the

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Abolition

In 1852, a new Constitution Act was passed, and the New Ulster province was abolished and divided into

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, part of the

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and New Plymouth province (later Taranaki Province).

Lieutenant-Governors

George Dean Pitt Major General George Dean Pitt (1781 or 1772 – 8 January 1851) was Lieutenant-Governor of the former New Zealand Province of New Ulster from 14 February 1848 to his death on 8 January 1851. Early life He was born George Dean, the illegiti ...

(14 February 1848 – 8 January 1851) * Robert Henry Wynyard (26 April 1851 – 7 March 1853)

References

Rulers.org

External links

The Seal of New Ulster
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