Robert Pharazyn (1833 – 19 July 1896) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.

Biography

Pharazyn was the son of

Charles Johnson Pharazyn Charles Johnson Pharazyn (11 October 1802 – 16 August 1903) was a wiktionary:runholder, runholder, merchant, and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council who lived beyond 100 years of age. His obituary in the Wellington newspaper describe ...

. He represented the Rangitikei electorate from to 1866 when he was defeated. On 15 May 1885, Pharazyn was appointed to 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 New Zealand Legislative Council (1841–1853), legislative councils for the colony and provinces ...

; his father had resigned from the Legislative Council, so that he could succeed him. He held that role until his death on 19 July 1896. He was buried at Bolton Street Cemetery.

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1833 births 1896 deaths New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council Mayors of Wanganui Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Burials at Bolton Street Cemetery 19th-century New Zealand politicians Pharazyn family {{NewZealand-mayor-stub