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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The Hon. Robert Stokes, M.L.C., was appointed to the Upper House in July, 1862. His seat was vacated in 1879 in consequence of his being absent in England for more than two sessions. Mr. Stokes was one of the early Port Nicholson settlers. In 1844 he was the proprietor of the New Zealand Spectator and Cook Strait Guardian, one of the earliest newspapers in the Colony, He afterwards had a run in Hawkes Bay. Mr. Stokes died in England some years ago. He was a brother of the late Mr Stokes who bequeathed substantial legacies to the Napier Hospital.