Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1809 – 22 September 1886) was a 19th century New Zealand politician.

Early life

Brandon was born in London in 1809; his father was Henry Brandon. He was educated as a lawyer. He took an interest in Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Edward Gibbon Wakefield was a British politician, the driving force behind much of the early colonisation of South Australia, and later New Zealand....

's ideas on colonisation and came to Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

, New Zealand, in 1840 on the London.

Political career

He represented the Wellington Country

Wellington Country

Wellington Country was a former parliamentary electorate in the Wellington Region from 1853 to 1860 and then 1871 to 1881. The seat covered Miramar, Makara, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast and the Horowhenua District.-History:...

 electorate from 1858 to 1860, then the Porirua

Porirua (New Zealand electorate)

Porirua was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate in the North Island. It existed during two periods; from 1860 to 1870, and then from 1963 to 1996.-Population centres:This electorate is based on Porirua City, north of Wellington.-History:...

 electorate from 1860 to 1870, then the Wellington Country

Wellington Country

Wellington Country was a former parliamentary electorate in the Wellington Region from 1853 to 1860 and then 1871 to 1881. The seat covered Miramar, Makara, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast and the Horowhenua District.-History:...

 electorate again from 1871 to 1881 when he retired. He was called to the Legislative Council

New Zealand Legislative Council

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 in 1883 and served until his death.

Brandon died in Wellington on 22 September 1886. His son Alfred Brandon

Alfred Brandon (mayor)

Alfred de Bathe Brandon was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1893 to 1894. He had been a Wellington City Councillor from 1886 to 1891.He was a barrister, and a son of Member of Parliament Alfred Brandon...

was Mayor of Wellington.