Francis Dart Fenton
c. 1821–23 April 1898
(Person)
Magistrate, judge, public administrator, musician.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Mentioned in
- An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand
- Schedule
- No. 7. — Scheme for the Partition and Enfranchisement of Lands held under Native Tenure. — [F. D. Fenton's "Observations, 1859."]
- No. 2. — [Extract from New Zealand Gazette.] — F.D. Fenton, Esq., appointed Chief Judge of Native Land Court
- Report on the Working of "The Native Lands Act, 1865." — (No. 1.) — Mr. F. D. Fenton to the Hon. J. C. Richmond
- (Enclosure 5 in No. 2.) — Mr J. C. MacCormick to Judge Fenton
- 4. Surveyors
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- Evidence of Native Chiefs
- Grammar of the New Zealand Language
- Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori; with a Sketch of Polynesian History
- History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
- Important Judgments: Delivered in the Compensation Court and Native Land Court. 1866–1879.
- Compensation Court. [John Lewthwaite]
- Native Land Court. [Papakura]
- Compensation Court. [Waitara South]
- New Plymouth, June, 1866. Oakura
- Native Land Court. [Tiritirimatangi]
- Native Land Court. [Rapaki]
- Native Land Court. [Kaitorete]
- Port Chalmers Reserve
- Native Land Court. [Rangitikei Manawatu]
- Auckland, December 22nd, 1869
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Maoria: A Sketch of the Manners and Customs of the Aboriginal Inhabitants of New Zealand.
- Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
- The Maori King
- The Right Honourable Sir Francis H. D. Bell, P.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.,: His Life and Times
Cited in
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Francis Dart Fenton":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.