John Howell (pioneer)

John Howell (1809 – 25 May 1874[2]) was a New Zealand whaler, trader, pastoralist and politician.

John Howell
Personal details
Born1809
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Died (aged 64)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeRiverton Cemetery, Southland, New Zealand
Spouse(s)1. Kohikohi
2.
Caroline Brown
​
(m. after 1846)​
Children19
RelativesThomas Ellison (son-in-law)
Selwyn Toogood (great-grandson)
Ulva Belsham (great-great granddaughter)
Marilyn Pryor (great-great-great granddaughter)
Theophilus Daniel (brother-in-law)[1]
Occupation
  • Pastoralist
  • politician
  • settler
  • trader
  • whaler
Known forFounding Riverton

Howell was born in 1809.[3] He established the settlement that is today known as Riverton.[4] He was a member of the Southland Provincial Council from 1862 to 1864 for the Riverton electorate, and from 1864 to 1867 for the Aparima electorate.[5]

Howell had a cottage built for him in Riverton in 1837/38. Howell's Cottage is thought to be the oldest building in Riverton and, as one of very few New Zealand buildings from before the 1840s, it is registered as a Category I heritage structure by Heritage New Zealand.[6]

References
  1. "Daniel House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "John Howell Cemetery Search Results". Southland District Council. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. Birth year as per the biography on the information board in Howell's Memorial Park, Riverton
  4. Wilson, Eva. "John Howell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 227.
  6. "Howell's Cottage". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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