Hugh Carleton

Hugh Carleton
Carleton, c.1870s
2nd Chairman of Committees
In office
1856–1870
Preceded byFrederick Merriman
Succeeded byMaurice O'Rorke
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Bay of Islands
In office
1853–1870
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byIn abeyance (title next held by Richard Hobbs)
Personal details
Born
Hugh Francis Carleton

(1810-07-03)3 July 1810
Ireland
Died14 July 1890(1890-07-14) (aged 80)
Lewisham, Surrey, England
Spouse
Lydia Jane Williams
(m. 1859)
Relatives

Hugh Francis Carleton (3 July 1810 – 14 July 1890) was a New Zealand journalist and politician. He was New Zealand's first member of parliament.