Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Charles Thomas Richardson, who has spent forty years in New Zealand, and has had considerable experience in the vicissitudes of colonial life, is a native of Croyden, Surrey, England, where he was born in 1834. He came to New Zealand per yacht “Wyvern,” which was lost on the return voyage to England. For many years after his arrival in Wellington, Mr. Richardson was employed by the late Mr. George Moore. In the early days, as a volunteer, he served under Captain Carkeek and Lieutenant Seed. Educational matters have engrossed a share of his time, he having been a member of the Thorndon School Committee for several years past. Mr. Richardson was also a member of the Athenæum Committee. His brother, Mr. J. M. Richardson, is an ex-councillor of the City of Wellington, and was lately a candidate for the Mayoralty. Mr. Richardson occupies the position of managing director of the Wellington Trust, Loan and Investment Company, which is referred to on page 647.