Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury

Hoani Turi Te Whatahoro Jury (4 February 184126 September 1923) was a New Zealand Ngāti Kahungunu scholar, recorder and interpreter. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Wairarapa, New Zealand on 4 February 1841. His mother was Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury and his father John Milsome Jury, an Englishman.[1]

Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury
Member of Te Kotahitanga (Māori Parliament)
In office
June 1892  1902
1st chairman of Te Kotahitanga (Māori Parliament)
In office
June 1892  July 1892
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHone Taare Tikao
2nd premier of Te Kotahitanga (Māori Parliament)
In office
1893–1894
Preceded byHamiora Mangakahia
Succeeded byHamiora Mangakahia
Personal details
Born(1841-02-04)February 4, 1841
Wairarapa, New Zealand
DiedSeptember 26, 1923(1923-09-26) (aged 82)
Greytown, New Zealand
Resting placeGreytown (Papawai) Maori Cemetery
Spouse(s)Pane Ihaka Te Moe Whatarau
Hera Ihaka Te Moe Whatarau
Huhana Apiata
Keriana Te Potae-aute
Mata Pohoua
Hera Erena Rongo
Hera Ferris
Children15
ParentsTe Aitu-o-te-rangi Jury
John Milsome Jury
OccupationAcademic, politician

In 1892 he was elected chairman of Te Kotahitanga, the movement for an autonomous Māori parliament, at its first meeting at Waipatu. At the second sitting of Te Kotahitanga in 1893 he was elected premier. His premiership was mired by accusations of financial mismanagement made by his predecessor and successor, Hamiora Mangakahia.[2]

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